| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Tankersley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Orval Scott (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Michael Black (fresh) PF - Bruce Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carl Utley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Westcott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Huston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Troy Brown inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 19:51 | Jacksonville State | Robert Huston tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Dan Brewer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 19:30 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 19:04 | Jacksonville State | Troy Brown connects on the 3 from straight away | 35-28 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Bruce Weaver knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shawn Tankersley | 38-28 |
| 18:41 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott hits a 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Bruce Weaver can't finish the layup | 38-31 |
| 18:23 | Jacksonville State | Robert Huston gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:19 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Utley | 38-34 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Michael Black double dribbles | 38-34 |
| 17:41 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott banks in the layup | 38-36 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Orval Scott loses the dribble to Vernon Westcott | 38-36 |
| 17:22 | Jacksonville State | Troy Brown misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 17:20 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott tips it home | 38-38 |
| 17:05 | Samford | John Richardson is called for the reach on Dan Brewer - foul #1 on John Richardson, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gary Albers (SF) Troy Brown | |
| 16:49 | Samford | Robert Huston is called for the reach on Bruce Weaver - foul #2 on Robert Huston, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Samford | John Cho (C) Dan Brewer | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh (C) John Richardson | |
| 16:41 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Francis Barringer (SF) Michael Black | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 16:26 | Jacksonville State | Gary Albers's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Weaver | 38-38 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Orval Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Orval Scott misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Vernon Westcott - foul #1 on Vernon Westcott, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Norris (PG), Jerry Tague (C) Shawn Tankersley, Bruce Weaver | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Walter Moulton (SG) Vernon Westcott | |
| 16:02 | Samford | Orval Scott makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Orval Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orval Scott (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Francis Barringer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Cho (fresh) C - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carl Utley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Moulton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Albers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Huston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Jacksonville State | Carl Utley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Jerry Tague grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:40 | Samford | Edward Norris connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Francis Barringer | 42-38 |
| 15:30 | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Norris - foul #1 on Edward Norris, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Black (SF), Dan Brewer (C) Orval Scott, Jerry Tague | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Douglas Marshall (SG), Troy Brown (SF), John Richardson (C) Carl Utley, Gary Albers, Robert Huston | |
| 15:30 | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:30 | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:10 | Samford | John Cho connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Francis Barringer | 44-39 |
| 14:50 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Marshall misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Cho - foul #3 on John Cho, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Tankersley (PG), Bruce Weaver (PF) Edward Norris, John Cho | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott (SG) Walter Moulton | |
| 14:50 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:50 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Dan Brewer grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Dan Brewer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 14:32 | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:16 | Jacksonville State | Troy Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Weaver | 44-39 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Francis Barringer buries a turnaround in the paint | 46-39 |
| 13:49 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Marshall is fouled on the floor by Francis Barringer - foul #1 on Francis Barringer, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Orval Scott (SG) Francis Barringer | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Carl Utley (PG), Robert Huston (PF) Douglas Marshall, Terry Walsh | |
| 13:31 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 13:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Weaver | 46-39 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Bruce Weaver scores on a turnaround from the left block | 48-39 |
| 12:41 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Carl Utley and he's hacked by Orval Scott - foul #1 on Orval Scott, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Norris (PG), Francis Barringer (SF), John Cho (C) Shawn Tankersley, Michael Black, Dan Brewer | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gary Albers (SF), Terry Walsh (C) Troy Brown, John Richardson | |
| 12:41 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:21 | Samford | John Cho misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Bruce Weaver grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:06 | Samford | John Cho comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:40 | Jacksonville State | Edward Norris is called for the reach on Carl Utley - foul #2 on Edward Norris, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Tankersley (PG), Jerry Tague (C) Edward Norris, Bruce Weaver | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Walter Moulton (SG) Vernon Westcott | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Tankersley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Orval Scott (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Francis Barringer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carl Utley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Moulton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Albers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Huston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Jacksonville State | Orval Scott picks off the pass by Walter Moulton | 48-42 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Francis Barringer knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Tankersley | 50-42 |
| 11:00 | Jacksonville State | Gary Albers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Jerry Tague gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Orval Scott is hacked by Carl Utley - foul #2 on Carl Utley, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Black (SF), Bruce Weaver (PF), Dan Brewer (C) Orval Scott, John Cho, Jerry Tague | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Troy Brown (SF), John Richardson (C) Gary Albers, Terry Walsh | |
| 10:27 | Samford | Michael Black hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Utley - foul #3 on Carl Utley, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott (SG) Walter Moulton | |
| 10:27 | Samford | Michael Black misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Michael Black misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:27 | Jacksonville State | John Richardson grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Troy Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vernon Westcott | 50-45 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Michael Black hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 09:31 | Jacksonville State | John Richardson lays it in | 52-47 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Utley - foul #4 on Carl Utley, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Norris (PG), Orval Scott (SG) Shawn Tankersley, Francis Barringer | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Walter Moulton (PG), Terry Walsh (PF) Carl Utley, Robert Huston | |
| 09:12 | Samford | Terry Walsh swats the shot by Edward Norris | 52-47 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Dan Brewer hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 08:50 | Jacksonville State | John Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-47 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Orval Scott pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Edward Norris is hacked by Vernon Westcott - foul #2 on Vernon Westcott, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Samford | John Cho (PF) Bruce Weaver | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gary Albers (SF), Robert Huston (PF) Troy Brown, Terry Walsh | |
| 08:30 | Samford | Edward Norris makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Edward Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:19 | Jacksonville State | Robert Huston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Dan Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Orval Scott hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Black | 58-47 |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Michael Black snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Norris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orval Scott (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Black (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Dan Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Walter Moulton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Westcott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Albers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Huston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Dan Brewer hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Norris | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:03 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 07:02 | Jacksonville State | Gary Albers misses the tip | 61-47 |
| 07:01 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Dan Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-49 |
| 06:42 | Jacksonville State | Robert Huston snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:27 | Jacksonville State | Robert Huston hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Moulton | 61-52 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Dan Brewer loses the dribble to Gary Albers | 61-52 |
| 06:04 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott's layup is rejected by John Cho | 61-52 |
| 06:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dan Brewer | 61-52 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Tankersley (PG), Bruce Weaver (PF) Edward Norris, John Cho | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Carl Utley (PG), Troy Brown (SF), Terry Walsh (C) Walter Moulton, Gary Albers, John Richardson | |
| 05:55 | Samford | Robert Huston takes the ball from Dan Brewer | 61-52 |
| 05:48 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 05:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dan Brewer | 61-52 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Robert Huston swats the shot by Bruce Weaver | 61-52 |
| 05:30 | Jacksonville State | Carl Utley grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 05:14 | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Dan Brewer snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Michael Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Francis Barringer (SF), John Cho (C) Michael Black, Dan Brewer | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 04:55 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Richardson (C) Terry Walsh | |
| 04:37 | Samford | Orval Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 04:35 | Jacksonville State | Robert Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:12 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-52 |
| 04:11 | Jacksonville State | John Richardson tips it in | 61-54 |
| 03:47 | Samford | Francis Barringer makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Orval Scott | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Jacksonville State | Troy Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 03:32 | Jacksonville State | John Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Tankersley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Orval Scott (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Barringer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carl Utley (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vernon Westcott (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Huston (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Samford | Francis Barringer buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Orval Scott | 66-54 |
| 02:39 | Jacksonville State | Carl Utley drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Black (SF), Dan Brewer (C) Francis Barringer, John Cho | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 02:12 | Samford | Michael Black's pass is intercepted by John Richardson | 66-56 |
| 01:58 | Jacksonville State | Vernon Westcott comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 66-56 |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Robert Huston tips it in | 66-58 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carl Utley - foul #5 on Carl Utley, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Walter Moulton (PG) Carl Utley | |
| 01:28 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Shawn Tankersley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:19 | Jacksonville State | Troy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-58 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Michael Black pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Bruce Weaver misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Dan Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Samford | Dan Brewer is hacked by John Richardson - foul #2 on John Richardson, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Tague (PF) Bruce Weaver | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:52 | Samford | Dan Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Dan Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:52 | Jacksonville State | John Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Robert Huston misses the jumper from the left side | 68-58 |
| 00:46 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jerry Tague | 68-58 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Jerry Tague is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Westcott - foul #3 on Vernon Westcott, team foul #10 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Norris (PG), Francis Barringer (SG), Jackie Andersen (SF), John Cho (C) Shawn Tankersley, Orval Scott, Michael Black, Dan Brewer | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Douglas Marshall (SG), Gary Albers (SF), Terry Walsh (PF), Donald Scoville (C) Vernon Westcott, Troy Brown, Robert Huston, John Richardson | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Jerry Tague makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Jerry Tague misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:43 | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 00:38 | Jacksonville State | Gary Albers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 69-58 |
| 00:36 | Jacksonville State | Donald Scoville grabs the offensive board | 69-58 |
| 00:32 | Jacksonville State | Terry Walsh double dribbles | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Francis Barringer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Francis Barringer, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| 00:03 | Jacksonville State | Gary Albers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Jerry Tague pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jerry Tague runs out the clock | 69-58 |