| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Micheal Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Hall (fresh) SF - Baran Ziemski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Sturdevant (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlton Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Baran Ziemski inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Douglas - foul #1 on Robert Douglas, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Robert Douglas grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Sean Cusumano clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Baran Ziemski - foul #1 on Baran Ziemski, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Sean Cusumano misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Deatherage - foul #1 on Lawrence Deatherage, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Sean Cusumano clanks a floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee State | Baran Ziemski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Baran Ziemski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Chase | 31-34 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Robert Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Samford | James Parker (PF) Kenneth Cornett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Prentice (PG), Thomas Swims (SF) Micheal Chase, Baran Ziemski | |
| 16:44 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Prentice | 31-37 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee State | Thomas Swims snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant drills a turnaround from close range | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Cusumano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Prentice (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Swims (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Sturdevant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlton Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Samford | Sean Cusumano misses the shot from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Carlton Harrison | 31-39 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (PG), James Berlin (SG), John Deforge (SF), Kenneth Cornett (PF) Lawrence Deatherage, Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Micheal Chase (PG), Baran Ziemski (SF) Christopher Hall, Carlton Harrison | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | Samford | James Berlin hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 31-39 |
| 15:13 | Samford | James Parker grabs the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Dennis Romo misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee State | Micheal Chase gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | James Prentice drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Micheal Chase | 31-42 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee State | Thomas Swims pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee State | James Prentice comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee State | Micheal Chase clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Parker - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Sean Cusumano (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), Robert Douglas (C) Dennis Romo, James Berlin, John Deforge, Kenneth Cornett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall (SG), Allen Teal (PF), Carlton Harrison (C) James Prentice, Baran Ziemski, Charles Sturdevant | |
| 13:58 | Tennessee State | Micheal Chase makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee State | Micheal Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Alan Woodruff knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Parker | 33-44 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | Alan Woodruff picks off the pass by Carlton Harrison | 33-44 |
| 12:53 | Samford | James Parker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Sean Cusumano | 35-44 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Swims and he's hacked by Robert Douglas - foul #2 on Robert Douglas, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (PF) James Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Prentice (PG), Baran Ziemski (SF) Micheal Chase, Thomas Swims | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage drills a floater from the left side | 37-47 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | James Prentice misses long on a shot from the right side | 37-47 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | Baran Ziemski hits the follow up shot | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Prentice (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Baran Ziemski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Teal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlton Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Samford | Robert Douglas misses the easy layup | 37-49 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Robert Douglas tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Prentice | 39-51 |
| 11:02 | Samford | A charge is called on Robert Douglas - foul #3 on Robert Douglas, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG), John Deforge (SF), Julian Kennison (C) Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant (PF), Thomas Swims (C) Allen Teal, Carlton Harrison | |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | Thomas Swims hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 39-51 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to James Prentice | 39-51 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee State | James Prentice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant tips it back up and in | 39-53 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee State | James Berlin steals it from James Prentice | 39-53 |
| 09:41 | Samford | James Berlin banks in the layup | 41-53 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee State | James Prentice makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Julian Kennison gets the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Julian Kennison travels with the ball | 41-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), James Parker (PF), Robert Douglas (C) Lawrence Deatherage, John Deforge, Kenneth Cornett, Julian Kennison | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Micheal Chase (PG), Ronald Elliott (SG), Carlos Bolden (SF), Carlton Harrison (C) James Prentice, Christopher Hall, Baran Ziemski, Thomas Swims | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee State | Ronald Elliott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 08:06 | Samford | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:54 | Samford | James Berlin lays it in set up by Sean Cusumano and he's hacked by Carlton Harrison - foul #1 on Carlton Harrison, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| 07:54 | Samford | James Berlin misses the free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Micheal Chase | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Berlin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Micheal Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlos Bolden (fresh) PF - Charles Sturdevant (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. C - Carlton Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Samford | Alan Woodruff is fouled on the floor by Ronald Elliott - foul #2 on Ronald Elliott, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Swims (SF) Carlos Bolden | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:52 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant is hacked by James Parker - foul #4 on James Parker, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (PG) James Berlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Prentice (SG) Ronald Elliott | |
| 06:52 | Tennessee State | Charles Sturdevant misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:52 | Samford | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:36 | Samford | James Parker misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee State | Micheal Chase loses the dribble to Dennis Romo in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Sean Cusumano lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Douglas | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Sean Cusumano - foul #2 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG) Dennis Romo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall (SG), Allen Teal (PF) James Prentice, Charles Sturdevant | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Allen Teal steps in front of the Robert Douglas pass | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Robert Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Parker | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Tennessee State | Carlton Harrison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 48-60 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Alan Woodruff gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Samford | Robert Douglas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Hall - foul #3 on Christopher Hall, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG), John Deforge (SF), Kenneth Cornett (PF) Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, James Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Prentice (PG), Baran Ziemski (SF), Charles Sturdevant (PF), Jason Daum (C) Micheal Chase, Thomas Swims, Allen Teal, Carlton Harrison | |
| 04:37 | Samford | Robert Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Robert Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall is fouled on the floor by James Berlin - foul #1 on James Berlin, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Julian Kennison (C) Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Samford | James Berlin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-62 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett gets the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage is hacked by James Prentice - foul #2 on James Prentice, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| 03:43 | Samford | James Prentice picks off the pass by James Berlin | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Berlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Deforge (fresh) PF - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Julian Kennison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Prentice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Baran Ziemski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sturdevant (fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. C - Jason Daum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-62 |
| 03:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cornett | 50-62 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 50-62 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee State | Jason Daum snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), Robert Douglas (C) James Berlin, John Deforge, Julian Kennison | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Micheal Chase (PG), Carlton Harrison (C) James Prentice, Jason Daum | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee State | Christopher Hall buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Micheal Chase | 50-64 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 52-64 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee State | Baran Ziemski is hacked by Robert Douglas - foul #4 on Robert Douglas, team foul #10 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (PG), James Berlin (SG), John Deforge (SF), James Parker (PF), Julian Kennison (C) Lawrence Deatherage, Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett, Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Prentice (PG), Ronald Elliott (SG), Thomas Swims (PF), Jason Daum (C) Micheal Chase, Christopher Hall, Charles Sturdevant, Carlton Harrison | |
| 01:55 | Tennessee State | Baran Ziemski makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee State | Baran Ziemski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:55 | Samford | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:40 | Samford | James Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-65 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee State | Baran Ziemski grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | James Prentice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Dennis Romo - foul #1 on Dennis Romo, team foul #11 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Teal (PF) Baran Ziemski | |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | James Prentice makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | James Prentice misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | James Prentice makes the 3rd free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Jason Daum steals it from James Parker | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee State | Thomas Swims buries a fadeaway near the basket | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Samford | Dennis Romo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Prentice - foul #3 on James Prentice, team foul #6 | 52-69 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Dennis Romo makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Dennis Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | James Prentice runs out the clock | 54-69 |