| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) SF - Keith Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Fiala (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sustaita (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Provost (fresh) 4 reb. C - James McGoff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Keith Kelly inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Keith Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:23 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost banks in the layup | 32-30 |
| 19:14 | Samford | James Casarez's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Provost | 32-30 |
| 18:55 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Albert Collier | 32-32 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Scott Fiala throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 18:12 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Kelly - foul #3 on Keith Kelly, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Derrickson (SF) Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 18:12 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:12 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Samford | James Casarez misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Sustaita - foul #1 on Donald Sustaita, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Samford | James Casarez makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:54 | Samford | James Casarez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Derrickson - foul #1 on Brian Derrickson, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:17 | Samford | James Casarez lays it in on a great pass from Todd Lawsky | 36-36 |
| 16:58 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Sustaita | 36-38 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Don Brown comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:52 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 16:35 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Dominick Branam (PF), Ronald Gettinger (C) Albert Collier, Lawrence Provost, James McGoff | |
| 16:21 | Samford | Brian Derrickson clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Donald Sustaita - foul #2 on Donald Sustaita, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer (SG) Jeremy Decarlo | |
| 16:21 | Samford | Brian Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Brian Derrickson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:21 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:03 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Ronald Gettinger is blocked by Scott Fiala | 37-38 |
| 16:01 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:49 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Darin Moyer | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Lawsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Derrickson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Casarez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Fiala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Moyer (fresh) SF - Donald Sustaita (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dominick Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Gettinger (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Samford | Brian Derrickson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-40 |
| 15:25 | Samford | Scott Fiala snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:15 | Samford | Todd Lawsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 15:14 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:46 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Scott Fiala gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Dominick Branam steals it from James Casarez | 37-40 |
| 14:06 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 14:05 | Samford | James Casarez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Todd Lawsky makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Casarez | 40-40 |
| 13:39 | Jacksonville State | James Casarez steals it from Kenneth Mitchell | 40-40 |
| 13:10 | Samford | James Casarez is fouled on the floor by Donald Sustaita - foul #3 on Donald Sustaita, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (PG), Leon Lanier (SG), Keith Kelly (SF), Jamie Brubaker (PF), James Thomas (C) Don Brown, Todd Lawsky, Brian Derrickson, James Casarez, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier (PG), Jeremy Decarlo (SG), James McGoff (SF), Lawrence Provost (PF), Shawn Hoke (C) Kenneth Mitchell, Darin Moyer, Donald Sustaita, Dominick Branam, Ronald Gettinger | |
| 13:05 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-40 |
| 13:04 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:57 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:36 | Samford | The jump hook by Leon Lanier is blocked by Shawn Hoke | 40-43 |
| 12:34 | Samford | James Thomas can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 12:32 | Samford | James Thomas tips it home | 42-43 |
| 12:17 | Jacksonville State | James Thomas steals the ball from Jeremy Decarlo | 42-43 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 11:47 | Jacksonville State | Keith Kelly is called for the reach on Albert Collier - foul #4 on Keith Kelly, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG) Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) SG - John Miles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leon Lanier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Brubaker (fresh) C - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McGoff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Hoke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 11:38 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:26 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke scores on a jumper from the left block | 42-45 |
| 11:03 | Samford | John Miles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Albert Collier - foul #1 on Albert Collier, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Lawsky (SG), Brian Derrickson (SF), James Casarez (PF), Scott Fiala (C) Brian Nave, Leon Lanier, Jamie Brubaker, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita (SF) James McGoff | |
| 11:03 | Samford | John Miles makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:03 | Samford | John Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:03 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 10:50 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Collier | 43-48 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Lawrence Provost steals it from Todd Lawsky | 43-48 |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo blows the dunk but he's fouled by Todd Lawsky - foul #1 on Todd Lawsky, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG) John Miles | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James McGoff (C) Shawn Hoke | |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Brian Derrickson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Scott Fiala can't tip it in | 43-49 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Todd Lawsky grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:33 | Samford | James Casarez's pass is intercepted by Albert Collier | 43-49 |
| 09:16 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 43-49 |
| 09:15 | Samford | James Casarez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Todd Lawsky clanks a floater from the right side | 43-49 |
| 08:52 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:38 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Decarlo | 43-52 |
| 08:23 | Samford | A charge is called on Todd Lawsky - foul #2 on Todd Lawsky, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (SG), Leon Lanier (SF), Jamie Brubaker (PF), James Thomas (C) Todd Lawsky, Brian Derrickson, James Casarez, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Darin Moyer (SG), Dominick Branam (PF), Shawn Hoke (C) Albert Collier, Jeremy Decarlo, Donald Sustaita, Lawrence Provost | |
| 08:08 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James McGoff | 43-55 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Leon Lanier is fouled on the floor by James McGoff - foul #2 on James McGoff, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Kelly (SF) Leon Lanier | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger (PF) James McGoff | |
| 07:43 | Samford | Keith Kelly hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Brown | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Miles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jamie Brubaker (fresh) C - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Moyer (fresh) SF - Dominick Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Gettinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Hoke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-55 |
| 07:26 | Samford | James Thomas gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 07:21 | Samford | John Miles comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 07:19 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Dominick Branam | 45-55 |
| 07:06 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-55 |
| 07:04 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger tips it in | 45-57 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Keith Kelly scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Don Brown | 48-57 |
| 06:33 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 06:26 | Samford | James Thomas's pass is intercepted by Shawn Hoke | 48-57 |
| 06:06 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 06:04 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Don Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Lawsky (SG), James Casarez (PF), Scott Fiala (C) Don Brown, Jamie Brubaker, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier (PG), Jeremy Decarlo (SG), Donald Sustaita (SF), Lawrence Provost (PF), James McGoff (C) Kenneth Mitchell, Darin Moyer, Dominick Branam, Ronald Gettinger, Shawn Hoke | |
| 05:25 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 05:24 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita tips it back up and in | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Scott Fiala misses the easy layup | 48-61 |
| 05:15 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 04:51 | Samford | John Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:38 | Samford | John Miles drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Lawsky | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Todd Lawsky - foul #3 on Todd Lawsky, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), Brian Derrickson (SF) John Miles, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke (C) James McGoff | |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Todd Lawsky is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Provost - foul #1 on Lawrence Provost, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Todd Lawsky misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-63 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Scott Fiala snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Samford | Brian Derrickson is hacked by Albert Collier - foul #2 on Albert Collier, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Brian Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Brian Derrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Jacksonville State | Brian Derrickson is called for the reach on Donald Sustaita - foul #2 on Brian Derrickson, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| 03:31 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:31 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Derrickson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Casarez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Fiala (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Sustaita (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Hoke (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Scott Fiala misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Provost - foul #2 on Lawrence Provost, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| 03:18 | Samford | Scott Fiala makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 03:18 | Samford | Scott Fiala makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:57 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Derrickson - foul #3 on Brian Derrickson, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Kelly (SF) Brian Derrickson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG) Albert Collier | |
| 02:57 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:57 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Donald Sustaita is called for the reach on Keith Kelly - foul #4 on Donald Sustaita, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:44 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 02:18 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Provost | 55-70 |
| 02:11 | Samford | James Casarez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Scott Fiala tips it home | 57-70 |
| 01:53 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Keith Kelly | 57-70 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Todd Lawsky blows the layup | 57-70 |
| 01:49 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 01:28 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Decarlo | 57-72 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 01:15 | Samford | James Casarez tips it back up and in | 59-72 |
| 01:00 | Jacksonville State | Todd Lawsky is called for the reach on Jeremy Decarlo - foul #4 on Todd Lawsky, team foul #9 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), John Miles (SG), Leon Lanier (SF), Brian Derrickson (PF), Jamie Brubaker (C) Don Brown, Todd Lawsky, Keith Kelly, James Casarez, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James McGoff (SF), Dominick Branam (PF), Ronald Gettinger (C) Donald Sustaita, Lawrence Provost, Shawn Hoke | |
| 01:00 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:00 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker grabs the board | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Samford | Brian Nave misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 00:55 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-73 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Brian Nave pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker throws it down and the foul's on James McGoff - foul #3 on James McGoff, team foul #10 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer (SG) Jeremy Decarlo | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker makes the free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell runs out the clock | 62-73 |