| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Roger Anderson (fresh) SG - William Grubbs (fresh) SF - James Ruck (fresh) PF - Tom Barnett (fresh) C - Henry Whitefield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) SF - Terry Smith (fresh) PF - Lon Tamplin (fresh) C - James Lindsey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Austin Peay | James Lindsey steps in front of the William Grubbs pass | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Samford | James Lindsey hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Freeman and he's fouled by Tom Barnett - foul #1 on Tom Barnett, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Samford | James Lindsey misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Austin Peay | William Grubbs is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses the runner from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Samford | James Lindsey tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Austin Peay | William Grubbs misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield misses the tip | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Austin Peay | William Grubbs grabs the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Austin Peay | Tom Barnett connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Anderson | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Samford | James Lindsey is denied on a layup by Tom Barnett | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Thomas Boerner gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Samford | The jump hook by Lon Tamplin is blocked by James Ruck | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Tom Barnett | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | Austin Peay | Tom Barnett is denied on a layup by Lon Tamplin | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Austin Peay | James Ruck hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Terry Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Austin Peay | Tom Barnett grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Austin Peay | James Ruck misses the 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Samford | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Lon Tamplin double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto (PG), Timothy Berryhill (SG), David Jackson (SF), David Weatherford (PF), Zane Janney (C) Roger Anderson, William Grubbs, James Ruck, Tom Barnett, Henry Whitefield | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG), David Davis (SG), Thomas Garner (SF), John Brazil (PF), Joshua Barrick (C) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, Lon Tamplin, James Lindsey | |
| 16:02 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | Samford | John Brazil snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Carl Sakamoto (fresh) SG - Timothy Berryhill (fresh) SF - David Jackson (fresh) PF - David Weatherford (fresh) C - Zane Janney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) SG - David Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Garner (fresh) PF - John Brazil (fresh) C - Joshua Barrick (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Samford | Thomas Garner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Garner, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 15:34 | Austin Peay | David Jackson banks in the layup | 6-4 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Joshua Barrick misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Sakamoto - foul #1 on Carl Sakamoto, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) Thomas Garner | |
| 15:14 | Samford | Joshua Barrick misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Joshua Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:55 | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto misses short on a floater near the basket | 6-5 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Joshua Barrick grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:51 | Samford | David Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Jones (C) David Weatherford | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:42 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill's layup is rejected by Joshua Barrick | 6-5 |
| 14:41 | Samford | John Brazil snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Ryan Deluca knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Freeman | 6-8 |
| 14:09 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill's layup is rejected by John Brazil | 6-8 |
| 14:08 | Samford | John Brazil pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Ryan Deluca comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 13:46 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to John Jones | 6-8 |
| 13:22 | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Freeman - foul #1 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Grubbs (SG), James Ruck (SF), Tom Barnett (PF), Henry Whitefield (C) Timothy Berryhill, David Jackson, Zane Janney, John Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF), James Lindsey (C) Christopher Freeman, Ryan Deluca, David Davis, John Brazil, Joshua Barrick | |
| 13:22 | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:22 | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Lon Tamplin snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Bruce Rustin is hacked by Tom Barnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Barnett, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roger Anderson (PG), David Weatherford (PF) Carl Sakamoto, Tom Barnett | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:12 | Samford | Bruce Rustin buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 12:51 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from William Grubbs | 9-11 |
| 12:45 | Samford | Lon Tamplin drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Rustin and he's hacked by David Weatherford - foul #1 on David Weatherford, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | Samford | Lon Tamplin misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | Austin Peay | David Weatherford snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 12:24 | Austin Peay | James Ruck comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 9-13 |
| 12:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Lindsey | 9-13 |
| 12:03 | Samford | James Lindsey hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Lon Tamplin | 9-15 |
| 11:48 | Austin Peay | James Ruck can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Boerner - foul #1 on Thomas Boerner, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Jones (PF) David Weatherford | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Ryan Deluca (SG) Bruce Rustin, Thomas Boerner | |
| 11:48 | Austin Peay | James Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:48 | Austin Peay | James Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ruck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Henry Whitefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) PF - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Samford | Lon Tamplin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:30 | Samford | James Lindsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Lon Tamplin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Francis Swim (SF) James Ruck | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF), John Brazil (PF), Joshua Barrick (C) Terry Smith, Lon Tamplin, James Lindsey | |
| 11:05 | Austin Peay | Francis Swim hits a shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:02 | Samford | John Brazil is hacked by Roger Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Anderson, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| 10:47 | Samford | David Davis connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Freeman | 13-17 |
| 10:21 | Austin Peay | Francis Swim misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 10:19 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 10:09 | Samford | John Brazil lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Barrick | 13-19 |
| 09:49 | Austin Peay | John Brazil blocks the short jumper by John Jones | 13-19 |
| 09:47 | Samford | John Brazil pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 09:22 | Austin Peay | Francis Swim grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:13 | Austin Peay | William Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 09:11 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield snags the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 08:59 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 08:58 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 08:55 | Samford | Christopher Freeman loses the dribble to Henry Whitefield in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 08:30 | Austin Peay | Francis Swim is fouled on the floor by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto (PG), Timothy Berryhill (SG), James Ruck (SF), David Weatherford (PF), Zane Janney (C) Roger Anderson, William Grubbs, Francis Swim, John Jones, Henry Whitefield | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF), James Lindsey (C) Christopher Freeman, Ryan Deluca, David Davis, John Brazil, Joshua Barrick | |
| 08:13 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 08:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lon Tamplin | 15-19 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Terry Smith hits a driving attempt near the basket | 15-21 |
| 07:33 | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 07:31 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Carl Sakamoto (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Berryhill (fresh) SF - James Ruck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Weatherford (fresh) C - Zane Janney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Austin Peay | Bruce Rustin takes the ball from Zane Janney | 15-21 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Bruce Rustin is hacked by Carl Sakamoto - foul #2 on Carl Sakamoto, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roger Anderson (PG), William Grubbs (SG), David Jackson (SF), Henry Whitefield (C) Carl Sakamoto, Timothy Berryhill, James Ruck, Zane Janney | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Jeremy Pearce (SG) Bruce Rustin, Thomas Boerner | |
| 06:38 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses the easy open layup | 15-21 |
| 06:37 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:20 | Austin Peay | David Weatherford is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Pearce - foul #1 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SF), Thomas Garner (PF) Terry Smith, Lon Tamplin | |
| 06:08 | Austin Peay | David Jackson is whistled for traveling | 15-21 |
| 05:54 | Samford | James Lindsey is wide open and dunks the ball | 15-23 |
| 05:36 | Austin Peay | David Jackson misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremy Pearce - foul #2 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill (SG), Zane Janney (PF) William Grubbs, David Weatherford | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), John Brazil (C) Jeremy Pearce, James Lindsey | |
| 05:36 | Austin Peay | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:36 | Austin Peay | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Thomas Garner pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is hacked by Timothy Berryhill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Berryhill, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | James Ruck (SF) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:33 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:33 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:14 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Roger Anderson and he's fouled by Thomas Boerner - foul #2 on Thomas Boerner, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Jones (C) Henry Whitefield | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF) Thomas Boerner, Thomas Garner | |
| 05:14 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:57 | Samford | David Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 04:55 | Austin Peay | Roger Anderson pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:34 | Austin Peay | John Jones misses short on a runner near the basket | 19-23 |
| 04:32 | Samford | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:20 | Samford | John Brazil is fouled on the floor by Roger Anderson - foul #2 on Roger Anderson, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Francis Swim (PG), William Grubbs (SG), David Jackson (SF), David Weatherford (PF), Henry Whitefield (C) Roger Anderson, Timothy Berryhill, James Ruck, Zane Janney, John Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Terry Smith (SF) Christopher Freeman, Ryan Deluca | |
| 04:20 | Samford | John Brazil misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:20 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 04:05 | Austin Peay | Francis Swim double dribbles | 19-23 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (PF), Joshua Barrick (C) Lon Tamplin, John Brazil | |
| 04:03 | Samford | Terry Smith is hacked by William Grubbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Grubbs, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:03 | Austin Peay | Henry Whitefield grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 03:45 | Austin Peay | Francis Swim double dribbles | 19-24 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto (PG), Tom Barnett (PF) William Grubbs, David Weatherford | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), James Lindsey (C) Bruce Rustin, Thomas Garner | |
| 03:43 | Samford | Francis Swim is called for the reach on Thomas Boerner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francis Swim, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Thomas Boerner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:31 | Austin Peay | Francis Swim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Joshua Barrick snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Carl Sakamoto (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Francis Swim (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Whitefield (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Samford | James Lindsey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Francis Swim - foul #2 on Francis Swim, team foul #11 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Jones (C) Henry Whitefield | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) David Davis | |
| 03:11 | Samford | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:11 | Samford | James Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 02:47 | Austin Peay | Carl Sakamoto knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Francis Swim | 22-27 |
| 02:28 | Samford | David Jackson is called for the reach on Thomas Boerner - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #12 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill (SG), James Ruck (SF), Zane Janney (C) Francis Swim, David Jackson, John Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF), John Brazil (C) Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, James Lindsey | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Thomas Boerner makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:28 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:04 | Austin Peay | Ryan Deluca steals it from Tom Barnett | 22-28 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Thomas Boerner makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Freeman | 22-30 |
| 01:36 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-30 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Grubbs (SG), John Jones (C) Carl Sakamoto, Tom Barnett | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF) Thomas Boerner | |
| 01:25 | Samford | John Brazil misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Lon Tamplin tips it home | 22-32 |
| 01:08 | Austin Peay | Lon Tamplin denies the turnaround by William Grubbs | 22-32 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Lon Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Ryan Deluca banks in the layup set up by Christopher Freeman | 22-34 |
| 00:36 | Austin Peay | James Ruck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 00:34 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Lon Tamplin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-34 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roger Anderson (PG), Francis Swim (SG), David Jackson (SF), Tom Barnett (PF), Henry Whitefield (C) Timothy Berryhill, William Grubbs, James Ruck, Zane Janney, John Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Jeremy Pearce (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF), James Lindsey (C) Christopher Freeman, Ryan Deluca, David Davis, Lon Tamplin, John Brazil | |
| 00:04 | Austin Peay | Terry Smith steals it from Henry Whitefield | 22-34 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Terry Smith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 22-34 |