| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) SF - Keith Kelly (fresh) PF - James Casarez (fresh) C - Scott Fiala (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) SG - James Hollis (fresh) SF - Gregory Pratt (fresh) PF - Cory Pate (fresh) C - James Hay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Aaron Weintraub | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | Samford | James Casarez comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Samford | James Casarez pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Keith Kelly knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Todd Lawsky | 2-3 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Don Brown is fouled on the floor by Aaron Weintraub - foul #1 on Aaron Weintraub, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Keith Kelly drills a shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Fiala - foul #1 on Scott Fiala, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | Samford | James Casarez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Keith Kelly grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 18:04 | Samford | Todd Lawsky is hacked by James Hollis - foul #1 on James Hollis, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Scott Fiala loses the dribble to James Hay | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis tips it but misses | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Casarez | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Scott Fiala's floater is tipped away by James Hay | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt hits the finger roll set up by Cory Pate | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | Samford | James Casarez can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Pratt - foul #1 on Gregory Pratt, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Derrickson (SF) Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG), Troy Numbers (SG), Mathew Jackson (SF), Jonathan Wescott (PF), Marc Jennings (C) Aaron Weintraub, James Hollis, Gregory Pratt, Cory Pate, James Hay | |
| 16:49 | Samford | James Casarez makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Samford | James Casarez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Scott Fiala gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Todd Lawsky misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Tech | Don Brown steps in front of the Troy Numbers pass | 6-7 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Don Brown hits the finger roll | 8-7 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 16:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Don Brown | 8-7 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Don Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Lawsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Derrickson (fresh) PF - James Casarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Fiala (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Horace Bartley (fresh) SG - Troy Numbers (fresh) SF - Mathew Jackson (fresh) PF - Jonathan Wescott (fresh) C - Marc Jennings (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson travels with the ball | 8-7 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (PG), Leon Lanier (SG), Keith Kelly (SF), Jamie Brubaker (C) Don Brown, Todd Lawsky, James Casarez, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker loses the dribble to Troy Numbers | 8-7 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis (SG), Cory Pate (PF) Horace Bartley, Marc Jennings | |
| 14:57 | Samford | Jonathan Wescott takes the ball from Jamie Brubaker | 8-7 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Cory Pate | 8-9 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Cory Pate | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Leon Lanier misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to John Miles | 8-9 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Leon Lanier is fouled on the floor by Cory Pate - foul #1 on Cory Pate, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), Todd Lawsky (SG), James Thomas (SF), James Casarez (PF), Scott Fiala (C) John Miles, Leon Lanier, Keith Kelly, Brian Derrickson, Jamie Brubaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), Horace Bartley (SG), Gregory Pratt (SF), James Hay (C) Troy Numbers, James Hollis, Mathew Jackson, Jonathan Wescott | |
| 13:04 | Samford | James Thomas drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Lawsky and the foul's on Gregory Pratt - foul #2 on Gregory Pratt, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers (SF), Marc Jennings (PF) Gregory Pratt, Cory Pate | |
| 13:04 | Samford | James Thomas makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Casarez | 11-9 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Todd Lawsky knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Fiala | 14-9 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Aaron Weintraub | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Samford | James Casarez misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Marc Jennings - foul #1 on Marc Jennings, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Leon Lanier (SF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis (SG), Mathew Jackson (SF), Cory Pate (PF) Horace Bartley, Troy Numbers, Marc Jennings | |
| 12:02 | Samford | James Casarez makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:02 | Samford | James Casarez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis is hacked by Todd Lawsky - foul #1 on Todd Lawsky, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Derrickson (SF) Leon Lanier | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Derrickson (fresh) PF - James Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Fiala (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mathew Jackson (fresh) PF - Cory Pate (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hay (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Lawsky - foul #2 on Todd Lawsky, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (SG), Keith Kelly (SF) Todd Lawsky, Brian Derrickson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:21 | Samford | John Miles knocks in the 3 from straight away | 19-12 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Scott Fiala snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:39 | Samford | John Miles drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Don Brown | 22-12 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Aaron Weintraub | 22-15 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Keith Kelly is hacked by Cory Pate - foul #2 on Cory Pate, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Derrickson (PF), Jamie Brubaker (C) James Casarez, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG), Troy Numbers (SF), Jonathan Wescott (PF), Marc Jennings (C) Aaron Weintraub, Mathew Jackson, Cory Pate, James Hay | |
| 10:02 | Samford | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott is hacked by Keith Kelly - foul #1 on Keith Kelly, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), Leon Lanier (SF) Don Brown, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 09:16 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 09:14 | Samford | John Miles pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Leon Lanier connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Nave | 26-15 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by James Hollis | 26-17 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Brian Nave and he's fouled by Troy Numbers - foul #1 on Troy Numbers, team foul #8 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), Keith Kelly (SF), Scott Fiala (C) Brian Nave, Leon Lanier, Brian Derrickson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson (SF) Troy Numbers | |
| 08:49 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker misses the free throw | 28-17 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee Tech | Don Brown is called for the reach on Horace Bartley - foul #1 on Don Brown, team foul #5 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Samford | James Casarez (PF) Jamie Brubaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG) James Hollis | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee Tech | James Casarez picks off the pass by Mathew Jackson | 28-17 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Keith Kelly is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Keith Kelly, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Leon Lanier (SG), Brian Derrickson (SF) John Miles, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hay (C) Marc Jennings | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Fiala - foul #2 on Scott Fiala, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Jamie Brubaker (C) Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay misses the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 07:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Casarez | 28-17 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Lanier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Derrickson (fresh) PF - James Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Horace Bartley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mathew Jackson (fresh) PF - Jonathan Wescott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hay (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Samford | Don Brown's pass is intercepted by Horace Bartley | 28-17 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-17 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson tips it home | 28-19 |
| 06:40 | Samford | James Casarez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Derrickson and he's hacked by Jonathan Wescott - foul #1 on Jonathan Wescott, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (PG) Don Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker (PG), James Hollis (SG), Troy Numbers (SF), Marc Jennings (PF) Aaron Weintraub, Horace Bartley, Mathew Jackson, Jonathan Wescott | |
| 06:40 | Samford | James Casarez makes the free throw | 31-19 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Leon Lanier connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by John Miles | 33-22 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis is fouled on the floor by Jamie Brubaker - foul #1 on Jamie Brubaker, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker loses the dribble to Leon Lanier in the backcourt | 33-24 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Brian Derrickson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 05:22 | Samford | James Casarez hits the follow up shot | 35-24 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings misses the tip | 35-24 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay tips it but misses | 35-24 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Brian Derrickson grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 04:34 | Samford | John Miles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 04:33 | Samford | John Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 04:20 | Samford | James Casarez misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Brian Derrickson snags the offensive board | 35-24 |
| 04:05 | Samford | James Hay steals it from Leon Lanier | 35-24 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Hollis | 35-27 |
| 03:39 | Samford | Leon Lanier misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Troy Numbers | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Miles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Lanier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Derrickson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Casarez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Brubaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Donald Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hollis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Numbers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marc Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers misses the tip | 35-27 |
| 03:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jamie Brubaker | 35-27 |
| 03:12 | Samford | John Miles's fadeaway is rejected by Marc Jennings | 35-27 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee Tech | John Miles steals it from Donald Baker | 35-27 |
| 02:35 | Samford | John Miles misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-27 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 35-27 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings misses the tip | 35-27 |
| 01:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jamie Brubaker | 35-27 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker is hacked by Marc Jennings - foul #2 on Marc Jennings, team foul #10 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), Todd Lawsky (SG), Keith Kelly (SF), Scott Fiala (C) John Miles, Leon Lanier, Brian Derrickson, James Casarez | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), Mathew Jackson (SG), Gregory Pratt (SF), Cory Pate (PF), Jonathan Wescott (C) Donald Baker, James Hollis, Troy Numbers, Marc Jennings, James Hay | |
| 01:48 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mathew Jackson | 37-30 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Keith Kelly connects on the turnaround from the right block | 39-30 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee Tech | Keith Kelly picks off the pass by Jonathan Wescott | 39-30 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Keith Kelly hits the finger roll | 41-30 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses the tip | 41-30 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Scott Fiala grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |