| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Eric Kirby (fresh) SG - Olumoi Abdula (fresh) SF - Larry Kirsch (fresh) PF - Mario Holifield (fresh) C - Louis Haggerty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) SG - Dennis Romo (fresh) SF - Alan Woodruff (fresh) PF - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) C - Robert Douglas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Robert Douglas 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) | |
| 19:53 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Austin Peay | Alan Woodruff blocks the short jumper by Larry Kirsch | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Louis Haggerty picks off the pass by Dennis Romo in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Austin Peay | Lawrence Deatherage takes the ball from Larry Kirsch | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula clanks a runner from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby is called for 5 seconds | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Douglas | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Alan Woodruff makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Kirsch | 4-3 |
| 17:04 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Dennis Romo can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:42 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-3 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:30 | Samford | Louis Haggerty steals the ball from Lawrence Deatherage | 4-3 |
| 16:08 | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Alan Woodruff grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 15:52 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage buries a 3 from straight away set up by Alan Woodruff | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Eric Kirby (tiring) SG - Olumoi Abdula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Kirsch (fairly fresh) PF - Mario Holifield (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Haggerty (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Romo (fairly fresh) SF - Alan Woodruff (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Cornett (tiring) C - Robert Douglas (tiring) | |
| 15:28 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:26 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Alan Woodruff is whistled for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (PG), Kenneth Harrington (SG), Bobby Ehrhart (SF), Roger Haynes (PF), Chad Cook (C) Eric Kirby, Olumoi Abdula, Larry Kirsch, Mario Holifield, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Gains (PG), William Pierre (SG), Billy Toledo (SF), Julian Kennison (PF), James Parker (C) Lawrence Deatherage, Dennis Romo, Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett, Robert Douglas | |
| 14:57 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Chad Cook | 6-6 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Roger Gains is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Cook - foul #1 on Chad Cook, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 14:30 | Samford | A charge is called on James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 14:27 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 14:15 | Samford | James Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Toledo | 6-9 |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Corey (SF), Mario Holifield (PF) Roger Haynes, Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Douglas (C) Billy Toledo | |
| 13:47 | Samford | Kenneth Harrington is called for the reach on William Pierre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Harrington, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Terry (SG) Kenneth Harrington | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:29 | Samford | James Parker misses long on a runner from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 13:27 | Samford | James Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Michael Frey is called for the reach on James Parker - foul #1 on Michael Frey, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula (SG), Louis Haggerty (C) Michael Frey, Bobby Ehrhart | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Heidenreich (PG), Dennis Romo (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF) Roger Gains, William Pierre, James Parker | |
| 12:54 | Samford | Julian Kennison is hacked by Mario Holifield - foul #1 on Mario Holifield, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes (PF) Mario Holifield | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Toledo (SG), Kenneth Cornett (PF) Dennis Romo, Julian Kennison | |
| 12:42 | Samford | Billy Toledo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 6-9 |
| 12:41 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Michael Corey | 6-9 |
| 12:22 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cornett - foul #1 on Kenneth Cornett, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington (PG), Chad Cook (C) Olumoi Abdula, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:04 | Austin Peay | Chad Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula (SG), Larry Kirsch (SF) David Terry, Michael Corey | |
| Subs | Samford | William Pierre (PG), Julian Kennison (C) Andrew Heidenreich, Robert Douglas | |
| 11:46 | Samford | Alan Woodruff hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Toledo | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Kenneth Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Olumoi Abdula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Kirsch (fresh) PF - Roger Haynes (fairly fresh) C - Chad Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Pierre (fresh) SG - Billy Toledo (fairly fresh) SF - Alan Woodruff (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Cornett (tiring) C - Julian Kennison (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 11:28 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Alan Woodruff is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 11:22 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 11:09 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes hits a jumper from the left block set up by Olumoi Abdula | 8-12 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Alan Woodruff loses the dribble to Larry Kirsch in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 10:38 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Billy Toledo - foul #1 on Billy Toledo, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), Michael Corey (SF), Bobby Ehrhart (PF), Louis Haggerty (C) Kenneth Harrington, Larry Kirsch, Roger Haynes, Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Dennis Romo (SG), James Parker (PF), Robert Douglas (C) William Pierre, Billy Toledo, Kenneth Cornett, Julian Kennison | |
| 10:38 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:38 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Robert Douglas is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (SG) Olumoi Abdula | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:09 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 09:33 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Douglas - foul #1 on Robert Douglas, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch (SF), Mario Holifield (PF) Michael Corey, Bobby Ehrhart | |
| Subs | Samford | Julian Kennison (SF) Alan Woodruff | |
| 09:33 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:33 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Eric Kirby is called for the reach on Dennis Romo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Kirby, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Terry (SG) Eric Kirby | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:17 | Samford | Dennis Romo buries a jump hook from the baseline | 11-17 |
| 09:02 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Dennis Romo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 08:44 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 08:40 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Julian Kennison buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Romo and he's fouled by Larry Kirsch - foul #1 on Larry Kirsch, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), Kenneth Harrington (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Bobby Ehrhart (C) Michael Frey, David Terry, Larry Kirsch, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Gains (PG), William Pierre (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), Kenneth Cornett (PF) Lawrence Deatherage, Dennis Romo, James Parker, Robert Douglas | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Julian Kennison makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:00 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-20 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Alan Woodruff snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Pierre | 11-22 |
| 07:33 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-22 |
| 07:31 | Austin Peay | Michael Corey grabs the offensive rebound | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Eric Kirby (fresh) SG - Kenneth Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Corey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mario Holifield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Ehrhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Gains (fresh) SG - William Pierre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cornett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julian Kennison (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart makes the floater from the right side set up by Eric Kirby | 13-22 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett lays it in | 13-24 |
| 06:57 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Alan Woodruff - foul #1 on Alan Woodruff, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (PG), Olumoi Abdula (SG), Larry Kirsch (SF), Chad Cook (C) Eric Kirby, Kenneth Harrington, Michael Corey, Mario Holifield | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Dennis Romo (SG), Billy Toledo (SF), James Parker (PF), Robert Douglas (C) Roger Gains, William Pierre, Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett, Julian Kennison | |
| 06:57 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:57 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Billy Toledo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Parker | 15-26 |
| 06:18 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Chad Cook | 17-26 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Dennis Romo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Dennis Romo snags the offensive board | 17-26 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Billy Toledo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-26 |
| 06:00 | Samford | James Parker grabs the offensive board | 17-26 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Toledo and he's hacked by Olumoi Abdula - foul #1 on Olumoi Abdula, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes (PF), Louis Haggerty (C) Bobby Ehrhart, Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (PF) James Parker | |
| 05:41 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the free throw | 17-29 |
| 05:18 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Billy Toledo - foul #2 on Billy Toledo, team foul #6 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG) Michael Frey | |
| Subs | Samford | Alan Woodruff (SF) Billy Toledo | |
| 05:18 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:18 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Cornett | 19-31 |
| 04:42 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula's pass is intercepted by Alan Woodruff | 19-31 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Alan Woodruff's pass is intercepted by Eric Kirby in the backcourt | 19-31 |
| 04:34 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Alan Woodruff pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Alan Woodruff is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Kirsch - foul #2 on Larry Kirsch, team foul #8 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington (SG), Michael Corey (SF), Chad Cook (C) Olumoi Abdula, Larry Kirsch, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Gains (PG), William Pierre (SG), James Parker (C) Lawrence Deatherage, Dennis Romo, Robert Douglas | |
| 04:30 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:30 | Austin Peay | Roger Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 04:17 | Austin Peay | Michael Corey knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 21-31 |
| 04:14 | Samford | William Pierre loses the dribble to Roger Haynes in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| 04:05 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Frey (PG), Mario Holifield (PF) Eric Kirby, Roger Haynes | |
| Subs | Samford | Julian Kennison (C) Kenneth Cornett | |
| 03:53 | Samford | Julian Kennison can't connect on a runner from the left block | 21-31 |
| 03:51 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:47 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Roger Gains - foul #1 on Roger Gains, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty (C) Chad Cook | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Toledo (SF) Alan Woodruff | |
| 03:47 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:47 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:34 | Samford | William Pierre comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 03:32 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Louis Haggerty | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Michael Frey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Holifield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Haggerty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Gains (fresh) SG - William Pierre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Toledo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Julian Kennison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield misses badly on a shot from the left side | 23-31 |
| 03:25 | Samford | Billy Toledo grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 03:18 | Samford | William Pierre is hacked by Kenneth Harrington - foul #2 on Kenneth Harrington, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula (SG) Kenneth Harrington | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (SG), Kenneth Cornett (PF) Roger Gains, James Parker | |
| 03:18 | Samford | William Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:18 | Samford | William Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:00 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Frey | 25-33 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Dennis Romo hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Julian Kennison | 25-35 |
| 02:22 | Austin Peay | Louis Haggerty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 02:21 | Austin Peay | Michael Frey can't tip it in | 25-35 |
| 02:20 | Austin Peay | Michael Corey gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:59 | Austin Peay | Michael Corey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 01:57 | Austin Peay | Mario Holifield hits the follow up shot | 27-35 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Julian Kennison misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Dennis Romo grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Louis Haggerty steals it from Kenneth Cornett | 27-35 |
| 01:16 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Corey and he's fouled by Dennis Romo - foul #1 on Dennis Romo, team foul #8 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eric Kirby (PG), Larry Kirsch (SF), Bobby Ehrhart (PF), Chad Cook (C) Michael Frey, Michael Corey, Mario Holifield, Louis Haggerty | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Roger Gains (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), James Parker (PF), Robert Douglas (C) William Pierre, Dennis Romo, Billy Toledo, Kenneth Cornett, Julian Kennison | |
| 01:16 | Austin Peay | Olumoi Abdula makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Harrington (SG) Olumoi Abdula | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:38 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Alan Woodruff grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:29 | Samford | James Parker lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger Gains | 30-37 |
| 00:05 | Austin Peay | Bobby Ehrhart misses the 3 from straight away | 30-37 |
| 00:03 | Austin Peay | Larry Kirsch grabs the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Chad Cook clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | Samford | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |