| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Shanks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Coates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Parrish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee State | James Allen scores on a runner in the paint and the foul's on Edward Hudson - foul #3 on Edward Hudson, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Marc Smith (PF) Edward Hudson | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee State | James Allen makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Harold Tidwell's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Shanks | 35-43 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Marc Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee State | David Parrish tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 18:16 | Samford | Dion Reeves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee State | David Parrish snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee State | James Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Marc Smith's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Shanks | 40-43 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates is fouled on the floor by Harold Tidwell - foul #1 on Harold Tidwell, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Robert Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Kenneth Shanks steps in front of the Harold Tidwell pass | 40-43 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Shanks and he's hacked by Richard Stevens - foul #3 on Richard Stevens, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (PG), Kareem Strain (SF), Douglas Hawkins (PF), Charles Ridinger (C) James Allen, Kenneth Shanks, Russell Coates, David Parrish | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Andrew Mitchell (PF) Dion Reeves, Richard Stevens, Harold Tidwell, Marc Smith | |
| 16:20 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Donald Henry knocks in the shot from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart clanks a jump hook from the right block | 43-45 |
| 15:52 | Samford | Robert Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Newkirk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Stuart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kareem Strain (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ridinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Beacham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yul Xiong (fresh) PF - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Jason Stuart steps in front of the Andrew Mitchell pass | 43-45 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee State | Douglas Hawkins buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Donald Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee State | Kareem Strain grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart connects on the floater in the paint set up by Charles Ridinger | 47-45 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Robert Lewis hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Brian Beacham and he's hacked by Charles Ridinger - foul #2 on Charles Ridinger, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Allen (PG), Kenneth Shanks (SF), Russell Coates (PF), David Parrish (C) Jason Stuart, Kareem Strain, Douglas Hawkins, Charles Ridinger | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Richard Stevens (SG), Harold Tidwell (SF), Edward Hudson (PF) Brian Beacham, Donald Henry, Yul Xiong, Andrew Mitchell | |
| 14:27 | Samford | Robert Lewis makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Allen | 50-48 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Dion Reeves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Dion Reeves hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee State | James Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Richard Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Dion Reeves is called for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Marc Smith (C) Robert Lewis | |
| 13:23 | Tennessee State | James Allen knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Newkirk | 53-50 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Richard Stevens drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dion Reeves | 53-52 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee State | Dion Reeves picks off the pass by David Parrish | 53-52 |
| 12:46 | Samford | Marc Smith scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Edward Hudson and he's fouled by David Parrish - foul #1 on David Parrish, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kareem Strain (SG), Douglas Hawkins (C) James Newkirk, David Parrish | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:46 | Samford | Marc Smith makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee State | James Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee State | Kareem Strain grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Edward Hudson - foul #4 on Edward Hudson, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Lewis (C) Edward Hudson | |
| 12:09 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Marc Smith | 53-55 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Dion Reeves can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Marc Smith snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Allen (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kareem Strain (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Shanks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Russell Coates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Samford | Richard Stevens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee State | Douglas Hawkins gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee State | James Allen knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kareem Strain | 55-55 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Harold Tidwell clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Shanks - foul #1 on Kenneth Shanks, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (PG), Jason Stuart (SG), David Parrish (C) James Allen, Kenneth Shanks, Russell Coates | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG), Donald Henry (SG) Dion Reeves, Richard Stevens | |
| 10:52 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee State | Kareem Strain misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Marc Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Harold Tidwell misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kareem Strain - foul #1 on Kareem Strain, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks (SF), Joseph Cochran (PF) Kareem Strain, Douglas Hawkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Mitchell (PF) Marc Smith | |
| 10:20 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Robert Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee State | James Newkirk misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-59 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Donald Henry knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 58-61 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Joseph Cochran drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jason Stuart and the foul's on Andrew Mitchell - foul #1 on Andrew Mitchell, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Allen (PG), Russell Coates (PF) James Newkirk, Kenneth Shanks | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Richard Stevens (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Marc Smith (PF) Brian Beacham, Donald Henry, Harold Tidwell, Robert Lewis | |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Joseph Cochran makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Marc Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to David Parrish | 61-61 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Yul Xiong grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Richard Stevens misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-61 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Russell Coates | 61-61 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee State | David Parrish connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Allen | 64-61 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Marc Smith banks in the layup | 64-63 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee State | Joseph Cochran misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Mitchell - foul #2 on Andrew Mitchell, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (SG), Kenneth Shanks (SF), Douglas Hawkins (C) Jason Stuart, Russell Coates, David Parrish | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Hudson (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Marc Smith, Andrew Mitchell | |
| 07:52 | Tennessee State | Joseph Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee State | Joseph Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Dion Reeves drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Allen (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Newkirk (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Shanks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yul Xiong (fresh) PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Lewis blocks the jumper by James Allen | 66-65 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Robert Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Richard Stevens hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Newkirk - foul #1 on James Newkirk, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Russell Coates (PF) Joseph Cochran | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Tidwell (SF) Yul Xiong | |
| 06:56 | Samford | Richard Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Richard Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee State | Douglas Hawkins snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee State | James Newkirk connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Russell Coates blocks the short jumper by Richard Stevens | 69-65 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Russell Coates | 69-65 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee State | James Newkirk's floater is tipped away by Edward Hudson | 69-65 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Harold Tidwell gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Robert Lewis clanks a jumper near the basket | 69-65 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Robert Lewis tips it but misses | 69-65 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee State | Richard Stevens picks off the pass by James Allen | 69-65 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Richard Stevens hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart (SG), David Parrish (C) James Allen, Douglas Hawkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG) Dion Reeves | |
| 05:23 | Samford | Richard Stevens makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Robert Lewis gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Harold Tidwell loses the dribble to Kenneth Shanks | 69-68 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee State | Edward Hudson picks off the pass by Kenneth Shanks | 69-68 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Brian Beacham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Tidwell | 69-71 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks is fouled on the floor by Edward Hudson - foul #5 on Edward Hudson, team foul #7 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Allen (PG), Douglas Hawkins (PF) James Newkirk, Russell Coates | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Marc Smith (PF), Andrew Mitchell (C) Brian Beacham, Richard Stevens, Harold Tidwell, Edward Hudson, Robert Lewis | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Douglas Hawkins swats the short shot by Andrew Mitchell | 71-71 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee State | James Allen grabs the board | 71-71 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee State | Douglas Hawkins clanks a shot from close range | 71-71 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Donald Henry grabs the board | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Allen (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Stuart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Shanks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. PF - Douglas Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yul Xiong (fresh) PF - Marc Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Samford | Dion Reeves loses the dribble to Jason Stuart | 71-71 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-71 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee State | David Parrish gets the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks is fouled on the floor by Marc Smith - foul #1 on Marc Smith, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (SG), Russell Coates (PF) Jason Stuart, David Parrish | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Lewis (C) Andrew Mitchell | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Marc Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| 02:22 | Samford | Donald Henry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marc Smith | 71-73 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart (SG), David Parrish (C) James Newkirk, Douglas Hawkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Stevens (SG), Harold Tidwell (SF) Donald Henry, Yul Xiong | |
| 02:08 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by James Allen | 73-73 |
| 01:46 | Samford | Richard Stevens misses the shot from the free throw line | 73-73 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee State | David Parrish snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee State | James Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 01:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Stevens | 73-73 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Robert Lewis hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Stevens and the foul's on Kenneth Shanks - foul #2 on Kenneth Shanks, team foul #7 | 73-75 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Robert Lewis misses the free throw | 73-75 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | David Parrish gets the rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-75 |
| 00:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Marc Smith | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Marc Smith knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dion Reeves | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Stuart | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Samford | James Allen is called for the reach on Robert Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #8 | 76-77 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Robert Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to David Parrish | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | Dion Reeves steals it from James Allen in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Richard Stevens is hacked by James Allen - foul #3 on James Allen, team foul #9 | 76-77 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Richard Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Richard Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 76-79 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Marc Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 76-79 |