| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Randy Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Winter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shell (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Trent Ciccone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Bowser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-32 |
| 19:30 | Jacksonville State | Elmer Bowser gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 19:05 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 19:03 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Winter | 40-32 |
| 18:48 | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elmer Bowser | 42-32 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hobbs and he's hacked by Francis Winter - foul #3 on Francis Winter, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Reynolds (SG) Francis Winter | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:34 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:13 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone buries a jumper near the basket | 44-35 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Robert Ennis comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Trent Ciccone - foul #1 on Trent Ciccone, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Robert Ennis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Michael Hobbs | 44-37 |
| 17:32 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone clanks a floater from close range | 44-37 |
| 17:30 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Bowser | 44-37 |
| 17:13 | Jacksonville State | William Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 44-37 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Robert Ennis pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Rory Frederick comes up short on the shot near the basket | 44-37 |
| 17:05 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:43 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Michael Hobbs - foul #3 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Robinson (SF) Robert Shell | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF) Michael Hobbs, Rory Frederick | |
| 16:43 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:43 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Luis Fickes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 16:29 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:26 | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Card (SG), William Simas (PF) Randy Hawkins, Trent Ciccone | |
| Subs | Samford | James Lindsey (C) Luis Fickes | |
| 16:15 | Samford | Robert Ennis connects on the shot from the left side | 46-39 |
| 15:56 | Jacksonville State | James Robinson drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Reynolds | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Reynolds (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Card (fresh) SF - James Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Bowser (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathan Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Leitner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Robert Ennis clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Simas - foul #2 on William Simas, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Keith Wiggins (PG), Francis Winter (SG) Thomas Card, Elmer Bowser | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Rory Frederick (SF) Nicholas Harmon, Nathan Tyler, Timothy Leitner | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Robert Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:43 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 15:24 | Jacksonville State | William Simas makes the jumper in the paint set up by Francis Winter | 50-40 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Rory Frederick misses the lay-in | 50-40 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Robert Ennis snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 14:42 | Samford | James Lindsey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins (PG), Robert Shell (SF), Trent Ciccone (PF), Elmer Bowser (C) Keith Wiggins, William Reynolds, William Simas, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Robert Ennis | |
| 14:42 | Samford | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:42 | Samford | James Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:31 | Jacksonville State | Nicholas Harmon steals it from Robert Shell | 50-42 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon hits the finger roll | 50-44 |
| 14:10 | Jacksonville State | Elmer Bowser makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Hawkins | 53-44 |
| 13:52 | Samford | Trent Ciccone is called for the reach on James Lindsey - foul #2 on Trent Ciccone, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SF) Rory Frederick | |
| 13:39 | Samford | James Lindsey comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 13:37 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Francis Winter | 53-44 |
| 13:16 | Jacksonville State | Elmer Bowser is denied on a layup by Luis Fickes | 53-44 |
| 13:14 | Samford | James Lindsey grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Michael Hobbs makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Harmon | 53-46 |
| 12:38 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter's 3 pointer is rejected by Michael Hobbs | 53-46 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Michael Hobbs knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Nicholas Harmon | 53-49 |
| 11:42 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-49 |
| 11:41 | Samford | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Randy Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Francis Winter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Shell (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Trent Ciccone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Bowser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Luis Fickes buries a shot in the lane | 53-51 |
| 10:52 | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-51 |
| 10:50 | Samford | James Lindsey grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Nathan Tyler buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hobbs | 53-53 |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Francis Winter | 55-53 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Hobbs | 55-56 |
| 09:43 | Jacksonville State | Trent Ciccone is fouled on the floor by James Lindsey - foul #1 on James Lindsey, team foul #2 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Keith Wiggins (PG), Thomas Card (SG), William Reynolds (SF), William Simas (PF), James Robinson (C) Randy Hawkins, Francis Winter, Robert Shell, Trent Ciccone, Elmer Bowser | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Timothy Leitner (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), Robert Ennis (PF), Lon Tamplin (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Nathan Tyler, James Lindsey, Luis Fickes | |
| 09:32 | Jacksonville State | Keith Wiggins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 09:31 | Jacksonville State | William Reynolds snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:18 | Jacksonville State | Keith Wiggins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Robinson | 57-56 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Thomas Card steals it from Lon Tamplin | 57-56 |
| 08:55 | Jacksonville State | William Simas travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| 08:33 | Samford | James Robinson steps in front of the Timothy Leitner pass | 57-56 |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | William Simas is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Simas, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter (SG) Thomas Card | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Luis Fickes (C) Timothy Leitner, Lon Tamplin | |
| 08:13 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon is hacked by Keith Wiggins - foul #1 on Keith Wiggins, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:58 | Jacksonville State | Keith Wiggins drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Francis Winter | 59-58 |
| 07:43 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Luis Fickes pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Francis Winter takes the ball from Rory Frederick | 59-58 |
| 07:21 | Jacksonville State | Keith Wiggins hits the finger roll set up by Francis Winter | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Keith Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Francis Winter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Reynolds (fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Simas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jess Mace (fresh) SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Luis Fickes snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville State | James Robinson snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 06:36 | Jacksonville State | William Simas misses short on a floater from the right block | 61-58 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Robert Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Keith Wiggins picks off the pass by Jess Mace | 61-58 |
| 05:55 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins (PG), Robert Shell (SF), Trent Ciccone (PF), Elmer Bowser (C) Keith Wiggins, William Reynolds, William Simas, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Hobbs (SG), Nathan Tyler (SF), James Lindsey (C) Nicholas Harmon, Rory Frederick, Luis Fickes | |
| 05:38 | Samford | James Lindsey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Robert Ennis pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Michael Hobbs loses the dribble to Robert Shell | 61-58 |
| 05:11 | Jacksonville State | Jess Mace takes the ball from Francis Winter | 61-58 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Jess Mace can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 05:00 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to James Lindsey | 61-58 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Robert Ennis lays it up and in set up by Michael Hobbs | 61-60 |
| 04:25 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell lays it up and in | 63-60 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Nathan Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 63-60 |
| 04:10 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 03:51 | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Hobbs - foul #4 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Reynolds (SG) Francis Winter | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Rory Frederick (SF), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Nathan Tyler, Robert Ennis | |
| 03:51 | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:51 | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:34 | Samford | Rory Frederick comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:32 | Samford | James Lindsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Luis Fickes clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Elmer Bowser - foul #2 on Elmer Bowser, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Simas (PF) Trent Ciccone | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:17 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Randy Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Reynolds (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Shell (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Simas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Bowser (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Jacksonville State | William Reynolds misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Luis Fickes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Rory Frederick snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Michael Hobbs clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-62 |
| 02:15 | Jacksonville State | Elmer Bowser snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:15 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter (SG), Trent Ciccone (PF) William Reynolds, William Simas | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Ennis (PF) James Lindsey | |
| 01:57 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Robert Ennis snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Rory Frederick loses the ball out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 01:28 | Jacksonville State | Elmer Bowser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 01:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rory Frederick | 64-62 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the floater from the right block | 64-62 |
| 01:11 | Jacksonville State | Elmer Bowser gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:07 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 01:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rory Frederick | 64-62 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Michael Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 01:00 | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Elmer Bowser makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Rory Frederick buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Harmon | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville State | Nicholas Harmon is called for the reach on Trent Ciccone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Harmon, team foul #4 | 66-64 |
| 00:31 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell is hacked by Rory Frederick - foul #2 on Rory Frederick, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| 00:29 | Jacksonville State | Luis Fickes is called for the reach on Elmer Bowser - foul #1 on Luis Fickes, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| 00:26 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell is hacked by Michael Hobbs - foul #5 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SG) Michael Hobbs | |
| 00:26 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:26 | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon loses the dribble to Randy Hawkins in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | Jacksonville State | Nicholas Harmon is called for the reach on Randy Hawkins - foul #2 on Nicholas Harmon, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Reynolds (SF) Robert Shell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:22 | Jacksonville State | Randy Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Luis Fickes pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Nathan Tyler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Harmon | 68-67 |
| 00:17 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Tyler - foul #2 on Nathan Tyler, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Robert Shell (SF) William Reynolds | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:17 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:17 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luis Fickes | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Samford | Rory Frederick scores on a jumper in the paint | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Francis Winter can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 68-69 |