| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kelvin Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Hutchinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Radley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Tankersley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orval Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Black (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bruce Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Dan Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Orval Scott throws it down on a nice dish by Shawn Tankersley | 39-41 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dan Brewer - foul #1 on Dan Brewer, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:55 | Samford | Bruce Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:36 | Samford | The jump hook by Dan Brewer is blocked by Joseph Radley | 39-41 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Dan Brewer tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 18:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Black | 39-43 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Bruce Weaver clanks a shot from the right block | 39-43 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley is hacked by Roger Pitts - foul #2 on Roger Pitts, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams (PF) Ed Banks | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:02 | Samford | Michael Black buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Orval Scott | 41-45 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson is denied on a layup by Dan Brewer | 41-45 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson clanks a floater in the lane | 41-45 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Michael Black grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Orval Scott drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Weaver | 41-47 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer travels with the ball | 41-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (PG), David Lang (SF), Ed Banks (PF), Herman Brady (C) Kelvin Brewer, Roger Pitts, David Hutchinson, Joseph Radley | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Norris (PG), Francis Barringer (SG), Jackie Andersen (SF), John Cho (PF), Jerry Tague (C) Shawn Tankersley, Orval Scott, Michael Black, Bruce Weaver, Dan Brewer | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Chester Thrower (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Sams (fresh) SF - David Lang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Brady (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Norris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Francis Barringer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jackie Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Samford | Francis Barringer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Brady | 41-50 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Tague picks off the pass by Ed Banks | 41-50 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Jerry Tague hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts (SG), David Hutchinson (SF), Joseph Radley (C) Roy Sams, David Lang, Herman Brady | |
| Subs | Samford | Orval Scott (SG), Bruce Weaver (PF) Jackie Andersen, Jerry Tague | |
| 14:18 | Samford | Orval Scott scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Francis Barringer | 41-52 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee Tech | Orval Scott steps in front of the Ed Banks pass | 41-52 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Bruce Weaver drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Orval Scott and he's hacked by Ed Banks - foul #2 on Ed Banks, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer (PG), Roy Sams (PF) Chester Thrower, Ed Banks | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Tankersley (PG), Michael Black (SF), Dan Brewer (C) Edward Norris, Francis Barringer, John Cho | |
| 13:39 | Samford | Bruce Weaver misses the free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Weaver - foul #2 on Bruce Weaver, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Roger Pitts steps in front of the Bruce Weaver pass | 43-54 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-54 |
| 12:38 | Samford | Michael Black travels with the ball | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Francis Barringer (SG) Orval Scott | |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson is whistled for traveling | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady (PF) Roger Pitts | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:03 | Samford | Bruce Weaver knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dan Brewer | 46-56 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Dan Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kelvin Brewer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Sams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herman Brady (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Radley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Tankersley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Barringer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Black (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Weaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Dan Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Bruce Weaver knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Tankersley | 46-58 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Radley | 48-58 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Michael Black comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Hutchinson - foul #3 on David Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts (SG), Ed Banks (PF) David Hutchinson, Joseph Radley | |
| Subs | Samford | Orval Scott (SG), John Cho (PF), Jerry Tague (C) Francis Barringer, Bruce Weaver, Dan Brewer | |
| 11:01 | Samford | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-60 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Brady | 48-60 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts is hacked by Michael Black - foul #1 on Michael Black, team foul #3 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (PG), David Lang (SF) Kelvin Brewer, Roy Sams | |
| Subs | Samford | Francis Barringer (SF) Michael Black | |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Francis Barringer - foul #1 on Francis Barringer, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Norris (PG) Shawn Tankersley | |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jerry Tague | 49-60 |
| 09:51 | Samford | John Cho buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-62 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Orval Scott snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Francis Barringer buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Orval Scott | 49-64 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower is whistled for a carry | 49-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer (PG), David Hutchinson (SF), Joseph Radley (C) Chester Thrower, David Lang, Herman Brady | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Tankersley (PG), Michael Black (SF), Bruce Weaver (PF), Dan Brewer (C) Edward Norris, Francis Barringer, John Cho, Jerry Tague | |
| 08:50 | Samford | David Hutchinson steps in front of the Michael Black pass | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Orval Scott pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:35 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-64 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts's pass is intercepted by Dan Brewer | 49-64 |
| 07:55 | Samford | Dan Brewer is hacked by Joseph Radley - foul #2 on Joseph Radley, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (SG), Roy Sams (PF) Roger Pitts, Ed Banks | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Dan Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 07:31 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Brewer | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kelvin Brewer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Thrower (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hutchinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Sams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Radley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Tankersley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orval Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Black (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Weaver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Dan Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Samford | Dan Brewer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Radley - foul #3 on Joseph Radley, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady (PF) Chester Thrower | |
| Subs | Samford | Francis Barringer (SG) Orval Scott | |
| 07:10 | Samford | Dan Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Dan Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Francis Barringer - foul #2 on Francis Barringer, team foul #5 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Norris (PG) Shawn Tankersley | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Dan Brewer pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Dan Brewer is fouled on the floor by Roy Sams - foul #1 on Roy Sams, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts (SG) Herman Brady | |
| Subs | Samford | Jackie Andersen (SF) Michael Black | |
| 06:25 | Samford | Edward Norris misses long on a runner from the left block | 49-66 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Jackie Andersen hits the follow up shot | 49-68 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee Tech | Francis Barringer steals it from Roger Pitts | 49-68 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Edward Norris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Francis Barringer | 49-70 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jackie Andersen - foul #1 on Jackie Andersen, team foul #6 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (PG), Ed Banks (PF) Kelvin Brewer, Roy Sams | |
| Subs | Samford | John Cho (C) Dan Brewer | |
| 06:03 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Edward Norris connects on the shot from the left side | 51-72 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ed Banks | 54-72 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Bruce Weaver misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 54-72 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks gets the rebound | 54-72 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-72 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Bruce Weaver snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer (PG) Chester Thrower | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Tankersley (PG), Orval Scott (SG), Michael Black (SF), Dan Brewer (C) Edward Norris, Francis Barringer, Jackie Andersen, John Cho | |
| 04:24 | Samford | Dan Brewer's fadeaway is rejected by Ed Banks | 54-72 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Bruce Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Bruce Weaver is fouled on the floor by Ed Banks - foul #3 on Ed Banks, team foul #7 | 54-72 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Bruce Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dan Brewer - foul #2 on Dan Brewer, team foul #7 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (PG), Roy Sams (SG), Herman Brady (PF), Rodger McComsey (C) Kelvin Brewer, Roger Pitts, Ed Banks, Joseph Radley | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Norris (PG), Francis Barringer (SG), Jackie Andersen (SF), John Cho (PF), Jerry Tague (C) Shawn Tankersley, Orval Scott, Michael Black, Bruce Weaver, Dan Brewer | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Samford | Jackie Andersen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-72 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Chester Thrower (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Sams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hutchinson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herman Brady (fresh) 6 reb. C - Rodger McComsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Barringer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Cho (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower is hacked by Edward Norris - foul #2 on Edward Norris, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Lang (SF) David Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Chester Thrower is called for the reach on Edward Norris - foul #1 on Chester Thrower, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Edward Norris makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Edward Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-74 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Jerry Tague gets the rebound | 57-74 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Jackie Andersen misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on David Lang - foul #3 on David Lang, team foul #9 | 57-74 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Jackie Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Jackie Andersen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams banks in the layup | 59-75 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Francis Barringer is fouled on the floor by David Lang - foul #4 on David Lang, team foul #10 | 59-75 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Francis Barringer makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Francis Barringer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:57 | Samford | John Cho pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Edward Norris makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Francis Barringer | 59-78 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee Tech | John Cho blocks the jumper by David Lang | 59-78 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang tips it in | 61-78 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Francis Barringer double dribbles | 61-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Rodger McComsey is blocked by John Cho | 61-78 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Jackie Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | David Lang takes the ball from Edward Norris | 61-78 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Cho - foul #1 on John Cho, team foul #9 | 61-78 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Edward Norris runs out the clock | 63-78 |