| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Patterson (fresh) SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Galloway (fresh) C - Thomas Dubois (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Beacham (fresh) SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois tips it in | 34-31 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Ronald Appel picks off the pass by Brian Beacham | 34-31 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Hudson - foul #2 on Edward Hudson, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Harold Tidwell hits the finger roll and the foul's on Frederic Lawton - foul #1 on Frederic Lawton, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Harold Tidwell misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-33 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Robert Lewis pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Harold Tidwell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brian Beacham | 36-36 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Appel | 39-36 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Robert Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Lewis, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (SG), Marc Smith (PF) Richard Stevens, Edward Hudson | |
| 16:41 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois clanks a runner from the left block | 39-36 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway tips it in | 41-36 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Donald Henry comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Robert Lewis tips it in | 41-38 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee Tech | Harold Tidwell takes the ball from David Patterson | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Samford | Brian Beacham lays it in set up by Harold Tidwell | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederic Lawton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dubois (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Beacham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marc Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Galloway and he's hacked by Robert Lewis - foul #3 on Robert Lewis, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (PG), Joseph Germain (SG), Robert Veale (SF), Gavin Williams (PF) Ronald Appel, David Patterson, Frederic Lawton, Paul Galloway | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Richard Stevens (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Edward Hudson (PF) Brian Beacham, Donald Henry, Harold Tidwell, Robert Lewis | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Yul Xiong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dion Reeves | 44-43 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Hudson - foul #3 on Edward Hudson, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova (C) Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:54 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Dion Reeves clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams is hacked by Edward Hudson - foul #4 on Edward Hudson, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Lewis (C) Edward Hudson | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Veale | 49-43 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Yul Xiong misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Gavin Williams | 49-43 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-43 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Veale tips it home | 51-43 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Yul Xiong misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Marc Smith - foul #1 on Marc Smith, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), David Patterson (SG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Thomas Dubois (C) Tony Purkey, Joseph Germain, Robert Veale, Shawn Bova | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Tidwell (SF), Andrew Mitchell (PF) Yul Xiong, Marc Smith | |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-43 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Mitchell - foul #1 on Andrew Mitchell, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway (PF) Gavin Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (SG) Richard Stevens | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Donald Henry misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Harold Tidwell tips it home | 55-45 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Marc Smith (PF) Andrew Mitchell | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Marc Smith buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Dion Reeves and he's fouled by Paul Galloway - foul #3 on Paul Galloway, team foul #2 | 55-47 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Marc Smith makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Dubois (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Smith steps in front of the David Patterson pass | 55-48 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Donald Henry clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Dubois | 57-48 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Thomas Dubois is called for the reach on Marc Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Dubois, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG), Richard Stevens (SG), Andrew Mitchell (C) Dion Reeves, Donald Henry, Robert Lewis | |
| 10:57 | Samford | Harold Tidwell can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-48 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Richard Stevens hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton hits the finger roll | 59-50 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Brian Beacham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Marc Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Frederic Lawton takes the ball from Marc Smith | 59-50 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Patterson | 62-50 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Richard Stevens lays it up and in on a great pass from Marc Smith | 62-52 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Stevens takes the ball from Frederic Lawton | 62-52 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Richard Stevens banks in the layup | 62-54 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Appel | 65-54 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Ronald Appel is called for the reach on Richard Stevens - foul #2 on Ronald Appel, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (PG), Joseph Germain (SG), Robert Veale (SF), Gavin Williams (PF), Shawn Bova (C) Ronald Appel, David Patterson, Frederic Lawton, Paul Galloway, Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Justin Center (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Brian Beacham, Richard Stevens, Harold Tidwell, Marc Smith, Andrew Mitchell | |
| 08:42 | Samford | Dion Reeves scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Center | 65-57 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-57 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Dion Reeves grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Robert Lewis makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 65-59 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee Tech | Yul Xiong steals the ball from Shawn Bova | 65-59 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Yul Xiong banks in the layup | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Tony Purkey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Germain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Veale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gavin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Bova (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Yul Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Center (fresh) C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Veale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Yul Xiong snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Robert Lewis hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dion Reeves and the foul's on Gavin Williams - foul #3 on Gavin Williams, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Paul Galloway (PF) Joseph Germain, Robert Veale, Shawn Bova | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Stevens (SG), Edward Hudson (PF) Donald Henry, Justin Center | |
| 07:19 | Samford | Robert Lewis misses the free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Yul Xiong gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Richard Stevens buries a jump hook in the paint | 65-65 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey is called for traveling | 65-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson (SG), Thomas Dubois (C) Tony Purkey, Gavin Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Tidwell (SF) Yul Xiong | |
| 06:20 | Samford | Edward Hudson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Stevens | 65-68 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Frederic Lawton is blocked by Robert Lewis | 65-68 |
| 06:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Lewis | 65-68 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Richard Stevens drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Hudson | 65-71 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Galloway | 67-71 |
| 05:19 | Samford | Dion Reeves knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Hudson | 67-73 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Tidwell - foul #3 on Harold Tidwell, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams (PF) Paul Galloway | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG), Donald Henry (SG) Dion Reeves, Richard Stevens | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Brian Beacham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain (SF) Frederic Lawton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:52 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-73 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gavin Williams | 71-73 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Robert Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Edward Hudson tips it back up and in | 71-75 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-75 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Robert Lewis snags the defensive board | 71-75 |
| 03:57 | Samford | The jump hook by Brian Beacham is blocked by Gavin Williams | 71-75 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Robert Lewis tips it home | 71-77 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 03:39 | Samford | The rebound goes to Edward Hudson | 71-77 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Germain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gavin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Dubois (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Beacham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Hudson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Samford | Harold Tidwell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 71-77 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ronald Appel, team foul #6 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (PG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Paul Galloway (PF) Ronald Appel, David Patterson, Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Richard Stevens (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Marc Smith (PF), Andrew Mitchell (C) Brian Beacham, Donald Henry, Harold Tidwell, Edward Hudson, Robert Lewis | |
| 03:12 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Gavin Williams - foul #4 on Gavin Williams, team foul #7 | 71-77 |
| 03:12 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 03:12 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee Tech | Andrew Mitchell steals the ball from Frederic Lawton | 71-79 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), David Patterson (SG), Thomas Dubois (C) Tony Purkey, Joseph Germain, Gavin Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Lewis (C) Andrew Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Yul Xiong double dribbles | 71-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Tidwell (SF), Edward Hudson (PF) Yul Xiong, Marc Smith | |
| 02:14 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-79 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-79 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-79 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Edward Hudson gets the rebound | 71-79 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Paul Galloway denies the turnaround by Edward Hudson | 71-79 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Robert Lewis tips it home | 71-81 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Paul Galloway is blocked by Robert Lewis | 71-81 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Harold Tidwell snags the defensive board | 71-81 |
| 01:05 | Samford | Edward Hudson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-81 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton snags the defensive board | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Hudson steals it from David Patterson | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Samford | David Patterson is called for the reach on Harold Tidwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Patterson, team foul #8 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (PG), Joseph Germain (SG), Robert Veale (SF), Gavin Williams (PF), Shawn Bova (C) Ronald Appel, David Patterson, Frederic Lawton, Paul Galloway, Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Samford | Yul Xiong (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Justin Center (PF), Marc Smith (C) Dion Reeves, Richard Stevens, Edward Hudson, Robert Lewis | |
| 00:55 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Harold Tidwell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova snags the defensive board | 71-82 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 71-82 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-82 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee Tech | Yul Xiong steals it from Shawn Bova | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Samford | Harold Tidwell misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Veale - foul #1 on Robert Veale, team foul #9 | 71-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG), Andrew Mitchell (C) Yul Xiong, Justin Center | |
| 00:15 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-84 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova is whistled for traveling | 71-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Yul Xiong (SF) Harold Tidwell | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Brian Beacham runs out the clock | 71-84 |