| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) SF - Donald Sustaita (fresh) PF - Lawrence Provost (fresh) C - Shawn Hoke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) SF - Keith Kelly (fresh) PF - James Casarez (fresh) C - Scott Fiala (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Decarlo | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Scott Fiala misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Hoke - foul #1 on Shawn Hoke, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Scott Fiala makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Scott Fiala misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:58 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo is whistled for traveling | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Keith Kelly knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Keith Kelly is fouled on the floor by Donald Sustaita - foul #1 on Donald Sustaita, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Decarlo | 4-3 |
| 16:55 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:54 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Scott Fiala is hacked by Shawn Hoke - foul #2 on Shawn Hoke, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James McGoff (C) Shawn Hoke | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:00 | Samford | Todd Lawsky steps out of bounds on the sideline | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Sustaita (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Provost (fresh) 2 pts. C - James McGoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) SF - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Casarez (fresh) C - Scott Fiala (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 6-3 |
| 15:35 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff tips it back up and in | 8-3 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Don Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Todd Lawsky | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Jacksonville State | Scott Fiala is called for the reach on Jeremy Decarlo - foul #1 on Scott Fiala, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Dominick Branam (C) Albert Collier, Lawrence Provost | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:55 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-6 |
| 14:54 | Samford | James Casarez snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Mitchell - foul #1 on Kenneth Mitchell, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer (SG), Ronald Gettinger (C) Jeremy Decarlo, Donald Sustaita | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:36 | Samford | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Keith Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:13 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger misses the floater in the paint | 8-8 |
| 14:12 | Samford | James Casarez pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Don Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Lawsky | 8-11 |
| 13:57 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Darin Moyer | 10-11 |
| 13:35 | Samford | James Casarez slams it home set up by Todd Lawsky | 10-13 |
| 13:16 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:14 | Samford | James Casarez pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Scott Fiala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 13:05 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:44 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger blows the layup | 10-13 |
| 12:42 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Keith Kelly snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:29 | Samford | James Casarez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:28 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Kelly - foul #1 on Keith Kelly, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier (PG), Jeremy Decarlo (SG), Donald Sustaita (SF), Lawrence Provost (PF) Kenneth Mitchell, Darin Moyer, Dominick Branam, Ronald Gettinger | |
| 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 | |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | Donald Sustaita grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:54 | Jacksonville State | John Miles takes the ball from Lawrence Provost | 11-13 |
| 11:51 | Samford | John Miles blows the layup | 11-13 |
| 11:49 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Collier (fresh) SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Sustaita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James McGoff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) SG - John Miles (fresh) SF - Leon Lanier (fresh) PF - Brian Derrickson (fresh) C - Jamie Brubaker (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Brian Nave - foul #1 on Brian Nave, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 11:34 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:34 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:22 | Samford | Donald Sustaita is called for the reach on John Miles - foul #2 on Donald Sustaita, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer (SF), Ronald Gettinger (C) Donald Sustaita, James McGoff | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:06 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker drills a jumper from the right block | 13-15 |
| 10:42 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Decarlo and he's hacked by Brian Nave - foul #2 on Brian Nave, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam (SF) Darin Moyer | |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), Todd Lawsky (SG), James Casarez (PF), Scott Fiala (C) Brian Nave, John Miles, Leon Lanier, Jamie Brubaker | |
| 10:42 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Scott Fiala gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Albert Collier steals the ball from James Casarez | 15-15 |
| 09:54 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam is whistled for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Kelly (SF) Brian Derrickson | |
| 09:29 | Samford | Don Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Scott Fiala tips it home | 15-17 |
| 09:06 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Keith Kelly gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:46 | Samford | James Casarez clanks a runner from the right block | 15-17 |
| 08:44 | Samford | James Casarez tips it in | 15-19 |
| 08:25 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger is hacked by Scott Fiala - foul #2 on Scott Fiala, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Darin Moyer (SF), James McGoff (C) Albert Collier, Dominick Branam, Ronald Gettinger | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Derrickson (C) Scott Fiala | |
| 08:09 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost misses badly on a floater from the left block | 15-19 |
| 08:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Derrickson | 15-19 |
| 08:01 | Samford | James Casarez misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-19 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Keith Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Todd Lawsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 07:43 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darin Moyer (fresh) PF - Lawrence Provost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James McGoff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Todd Lawsky (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Keith Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Derrickson (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost misses the lay-in | 15-19 |
| 07:26 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Keith Kelly is called for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier (PG), Dominick Branam (C) Kenneth Mitchell, Jeremy Decarlo | |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (SG), Jamie Brubaker (C) Todd Lawsky, James Casarez | |
| 06:55 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Darin Moyer | 19-19 |
| 06:38 | Samford | John Miles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 06:37 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:20 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-19 |
| 06:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jamie Brubaker | 19-19 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:11 | Samford | John Miles gets the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Keith Kelly drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Don Brown | 19-21 |
| 05:38 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 19-21 |
| 05:37 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 05:31 | Samford | John Miles buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Kelly | 21-24 |
| 05:21 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Dominick Branam | 24-24 |
| 05:08 | Samford | John Miles's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Provost | 24-24 |
| 05:07 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to James McGoff | 24-24 |
| 04:58 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff comes up short on the jumper from close range | 24-24 |
| 04:56 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 04:54 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:39 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Don Brown - foul #1 on Don Brown, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mitchell (PG), Jeremy Decarlo (SG), Ronald Gettinger (C) Albert Collier, Darin Moyer, James McGoff | |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Lawsky (SG), James Casarez (PF) Don Brown, Keith Kelly | |
| 04:39 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:39 | Samford | James Casarez gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-24 |
| 04:27 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:22 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Miles - foul #1 on John Miles, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James McGoff (SF) Dominick Branam | |
| Subs | Samford | Leon Lanier (SF) Brian Derrickson | |
| 04:22 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:22 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Provost misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:22 | Samford | James Casarez grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 04:08 | Samford | John Miles comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 04:06 | Samford | John Miles gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 03:36 | Jacksonville State | James McGoff gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) SG - Jeremy Decarlo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James McGoff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Provost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Gettinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Leon Lanier (fresh) PF - James Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Brubaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Leon Lanier gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:58 | Samford | John Miles is whistled for traveling | 27-24 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier (PG), Donald Sustaita (SF), Shawn Hoke (C) Kenneth Mitchell, James McGoff, Lawrence Provost | |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), Keith Kelly (SF), Scott Fiala (C) John Miles, Leon Lanier, Jamie Brubaker | |
| 02:44 | Jacksonville State | Don Brown steps in front of the Ronald Gettinger pass | 27-24 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Don Brown hits the finger roll | 27-26 |
| 02:19 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 02:18 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Gettinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:05 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke misses long on a floater from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Don Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:45 | Samford | James Casarez clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Donald Sustaita - foul #3 on Donald Sustaita, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dominick Branam (SF) Donald Sustaita | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:45 | Samford | James Casarez misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:45 | Samford | James Casarez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:45 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 01:24 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Jeremy Decarlo and he's fouled by Don Brown - foul #2 on Don Brown, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer (SF) Ronald Gettinger | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:24 | Jacksonville State | Albert Collier makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Albert Collier is called for the reach on Don Brown - foul #1 on Albert Collier, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Don Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Don Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:43 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Decarlo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-28 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Scott Fiala gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:20 | Samford | James Casarez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 00:19 | Jacksonville State | Darin Moyer pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:03 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Hoke drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Collier | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Todd Lawsky clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-28 |