| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Harold Tidwell inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Samford | Harold Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 19:49 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the shot in the paint set up by Frederic Lawton | 34-36 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Dion Reeves clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Richard Stevens tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 19:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to Edward Hudson | 34-36 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Marc Smith misses long on a floater from close range | 34-36 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton misses the jump hook from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 34-36 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois makes the jump hook near the basket | 36-36 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Harold Tidwell drills a floater from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Dubois | 39-38 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Ronald Appel steals it from Edward Hudson | 39-38 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Appel | 41-38 |
| 17:27 | Samford | David Patterson steps in front of the Dion Reeves pass in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway is hacked by Marc Smith - foul #2 on Marc Smith, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Mitchell (C) Edward Hudson | |
| 16:41 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Marc Smith gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Marc Smith drills a shot from the left side | 41-40 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel's pass is intercepted by Richard Stevens | 41-40 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Richard Stevens hits the finger roll | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederic Lawton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dubois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Marc Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel is hacked by Dion Reeves - foul #2 on Dion Reeves, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 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 | Brian Beacham (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Edward Hudson (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Dion Reeves, Richard Stevens, Harold Tidwell, Marc Smith, Andrew Mitchell | |
| 15:00 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Veale scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Germain | 45-42 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Edward Hudson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Henry | 45-45 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Veale clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Robert Lewis grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Brian Beacham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Robert Lewis can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Beacham picks off the pass by Tony Purkey | 45-45 |
| 13:35 | Samford | The 3pt attempt by Brian Beacham is denied by Robert Veale | 45-45 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Robert Lewis tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Gavin Williams | 47-47 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Yul Xiong loses the dribble to Robert Veale | 47-47 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Veale is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), David Patterson (SG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Paul Galloway (PF), Thomas Dubois (C) Tony Purkey, Joseph Germain, Robert Veale, Gavin Williams, Shawn Bova | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Richard Stevens (SG), Harold Tidwell (SF), Marc Smith (PF) Brian Beacham, Donald Henry, Yul Xiong, Edward Hudson | |
| 12:20 | Samford | The jump hook by Robert Lewis is blocked by Paul Galloway | 47-47 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel blows the layup but the foul's on Dion Reeves - foul #3 on Dion Reeves, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Harold Tidwell misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frederic Lawton - foul #2 on Frederic Lawton, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Harold Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dubois (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Smith (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 11:34 | Samford | Marc Smith snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Richard Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Dubois | 49-49 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 11:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Marc Smith | 49-49 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Richard Stevens scores on a floater from the left side set up by Dion Reeves | 49-51 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway is fouled on the floor by Richard Stevens - foul #2 on Richard Stevens, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Hudson (PF) Robert Lewis | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois can't finish the layup | 49-51 |
| 10:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Edward Hudson | 49-51 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Richard Stevens misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Dubois, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Marc Smith scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dion Reeves | 49-53 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Harold Tidwell - foul #2 on Harold Tidwell, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (SG) David Patterson | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Robert Lewis (C) Richard Stevens, Harold Tidwell, Marc Smith | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton misses the 3rd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Robert Lewis snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 08:55 | Samford | Dion Reeves is fouled on the floor by Paul Galloway - foul #3 on Paul Galloway, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain (SF), Gavin Williams (PF), Shawn Bova (C) Frederic Lawton, Paul Galloway, Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG) Dion Reeves | |
| 08:38 | Samford | Yul Xiong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey scores on a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Donald Henry - foul #2 on Donald Henry, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Veale (SF) Ronald Appel | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:32 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Donald Henry is whistled for a carry | 54-53 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Purkey and the foul's on Edward Hudson - foul #2 on Edward Hudson, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson (SG), Thomas Dubois (C) Robert Veale, Shawn Bova | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Richard Stevens (SG), Harold Tidwell (SF), Marc Smith (PF) Brian Beacham, Donald Henry, Yul Xiong, Edward Hudson | |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Marc Smith snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Harold Tidwell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Robert Lewis tips it home | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Tony Purkey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Germain (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gavin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Dubois (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Joseph Germain is denied by Harold Tidwell | 56-55 |
| 07:23 | Samford | Robert Lewis snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 06:57 | Samford | Robert Lewis scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Marc Smith | 56-57 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Dion Reeves snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Harold Tidwell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Dion Reeves pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Dion Reeves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gavin Williams - foul #1 on Gavin Williams, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Paul Galloway (PF) Tony Purkey, Joseph Germain, Gavin Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (SG), Edward Hudson (PF) Richard Stevens, Marc Smith | |
| 06:07 | Samford | Dion Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Dion Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Lewis - foul #4 on Robert Lewis, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler (SG) David Patterson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:51 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Edward Hudson slams it home on a great pass from Donald Henry | 57-61 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-61 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Robert Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Dion Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Lewis picks off the pass by Brian Hibbler | 57-61 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Harold Tidwell misses the lay-in | 57-61 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler is hacked by Donald Henry - foul #3 on Donald Henry, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams (C) Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG), Richard Stevens (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Marc Smith (C) Dion Reeves, Donald Henry, Harold Tidwell, Robert Lewis | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Marc Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Richard Stevens misses the lay-in | 57-61 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Yul Xiong - foul #1 on Yul Xiong, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson (SG) Brian Hibbler | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Marc Smith misses the fadeaway near the basket | 59-61 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Edward Hudson grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Yul Xiong drills a floater from the left side set up by Richard Stevens | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gavin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Beacham (fresh) SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yul Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Marc Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel is fouled on the floor by Brian Beacham - foul #1 on Brian Beacham, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Lewis (C) Edward Hudson | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:27 | Samford | Richard Stevens comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Frederic Lawton - foul #3 on Frederic Lawton, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois (C) Gavin Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG) Brian Beacham | |
| 03:27 | Samford | Richard Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:27 | Samford | Richard Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 03:11 | Samford | Yul Xiong gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Yul Xiong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Marc Smith tips it but misses | 61-64 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Dion Reeves tips it in | 61-66 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Lewis - foul #5 on Robert Lewis, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (PG), Joseph Germain (SF), Gavin Williams (PF) Ronald Appel, Frederic Lawton, Paul Galloway | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Tidwell (SF), Edward Hudson (PF) Yul Xiong, Robert Lewis | |
| 02:22 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Richard Stevens knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marc Smith | 64-68 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Paul Galloway (PF) Tony Purkey, Joseph Germain, Gavin Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Edward Hudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Harold Tidwell knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dion Reeves | 66-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 66-70 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson tips it in | 68-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Samford | Richard Stevens misses the jumper from the left side | 68-70 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton grabs the board | 68-70 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-70 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to Edward Hudson | 68-70 |