| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Bernard Schwabenbauer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Piurkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hasan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hasan | 44-35 |
| 19:29 | Samford | David Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 19:25 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Piurkowski | 47-38 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Matthew Ruben loses the dribble to Michael Hill | 47-38 |
| 19:02 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill misses the runner from the left block | 47-38 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Matthew Ruben gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Kenneth Buchanan blocks the jumper by Matthew Ruben | 47-38 |
| 18:31 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:10 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-38 |
| 18:09 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 17:54 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Christopher Freeman grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Bernard Schwabenbauer is called for the reach on Christopher Freeman - foul #2 on Bernard Schwabenbauer, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Terry Smith lays it in set up by Christopher Freeman | 47-40 |
| 16:52 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill is fouled on the floor by Randy Johnson - foul #2 on Randy Johnson, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski (SF), Robert Lee (PF), Mark Washington (C) Bernard Schwabenbauer, Kenneth Buchanan, John Hasan | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| 16:36 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Freeman - foul #2 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) David Davis, Terry Smith | |
| 16:36 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:36 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Christopher Freeman hits a turnaround in the paint | 48-42 |
| 16:03 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Charlie Pascale grabs the board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Piurkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Golembiewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) C - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 15:34 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Robert Lee | 48-42 |
| 15:08 | Jacksonville State | Robert Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer (PG), William Davis (SG), Jackie Rehm (SF), Kenneth Buchanan (PF), John Hasan (C) Michael Hill, Timothy Piurkowski, Raymond Golembiewski, Robert Lee, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Christopher Freeman, Eddie Sullivan, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| 14:51 | Samford | Matthew Ruben misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 14:49 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:35 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:07 | Samford | David Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 14:05 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:52 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski (SG) William Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) Jeremy Pearce | |
| 13:35 | Samford | Jackie Rehm is called for the reach on Christopher Freeman - foul #4 on Jackie Rehm, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill (SF) Jackie Rehm | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:26 | Samford | Matthew Ruben connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Freeman | 48-45 |
| 13:24 | Jacksonville State | David Davis picks off the pass by Bernard Schwabenbauer in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Christopher Freeman throws it down on a great pass from David Davis | 48-47 |
| 13:07 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Ruben - foul #3 on Matthew Ruben, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Pascale (C) Randy Johnson | |
| 13:07 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:07 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Matthew Ruben gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-47 |
| 13:00 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Smith | 49-47 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Kenneth Buchanan steps in front of the Terry Smith pass | 49-47 |
| 12:13 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Ruben - foul #4 on Matthew Ruben, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Washington (PF), Raymond Golembiewski (C) Kenneth Buchanan, John Hasan | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (PF) Matthew Ruben | |
| 12:13 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:13 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:44 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is hacked by Bernard Schwabenbauer - foul #3 on Bernard Schwabenbauer, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Robert Lee (PF) Bernard Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Randy Johnson (C) David Davis, Terry Smith | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Piurkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Golembiewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Garner (fresh) PF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 11:34 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Garner | 50-47 |
| 11:18 | Samford | Timothy Piurkowski steps in front of the Thomas Garner pass | 50-47 |
| 11:15 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Piurkowski | 52-47 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Thomas Garner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 10:47 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Garner | 52-47 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce is hacked by Timothy Piurkowski - foul #2 on Timothy Piurkowski, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer (PG), Kenneth Buchanan (PF), John Hasan (C) Timothy Piurkowski, Robert Lee, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Terry Smith (SF) Jeremy Pearce, Charlie Pascale | |
| 10:15 | Samford | Terry Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Davis | 52-50 |
| 09:48 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Christopher Freeman snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Kenneth Buchanan picks off the pass by David Davis | 52-50 |
| 09:18 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 09:16 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:02 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 09:00 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:50 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Hill, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski (SG) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Jeremy Pearce (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Garner, Randy Johnson | |
| 08:39 | Samford | Bruce Rustin knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Jeremy Pearce | 52-52 |
| 08:22 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 08:21 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 08:19 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 08:10 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 08:09 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 07:53 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan is hacked by Charlie Pascale - foul #1 on Charlie Pascale, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Davis (PG), Jackie Rehm (SF), Mark Washington (C) Bernard Schwabenbauer, Raymond Golembiewski, John Hasan | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Matthew Ruben (PF) Bruce Rustin, David Davis | |
| 07:35 | Jacksonville State | William Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Timothy Piurkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Rehm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Mark Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Samford | Terry Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-52 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Christopher Freeman snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 06:49 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:31 | Jacksonville State | Mark Washington can't throw it down but the foul's on Charlie Pascale - foul #2 on Charlie Pascale, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer (PG), John Hasan (C) William Davis, Kenneth Buchanan | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Thomas Garner (SF), Randy Johnson (C) Jeremy Pearce, Terry Smith, Charlie Pascale | |
| 06:31 | Jacksonville State | Mark Washington makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:31 | Jacksonville State | Mark Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Randy Johnson drills a shot in the lane | 54-54 |
| 05:43 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-54 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Randy Johnson clanks a runner from the left block | 54-54 |
| 05:33 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 05:16 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-54 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Christopher Freeman knocks in the shot from the left side set up by David Davis | 54-56 |
| 04:27 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Garner is called for the reach on Timothy Piurkowski - foul #1 on Thomas Garner, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill (SF), Kenneth Buchanan (PF), Raymond Golembiewski (C) Jackie Rehm, Mark Washington, John Hasan | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (PG), Terry Smith (SF) Christopher Freeman, Matthew Ruben | |
| 04:27 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:27 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Randy Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce can't finish the layup | 56-56 |
| 03:56 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Raymond Golembiewski | 56-56 |
| 03:33 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 56-56 |
| 03:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Garner | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Bernard Schwabenbauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Piurkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Raymond Golembiewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Terry Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-56 |
| 03:18 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 03:08 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski connects on the shot from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Kenneth Buchanan - foul #2 on Kenneth Buchanan, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Davis (SG), Jackie Rehm (SF), John Hasan (C) Bernard Schwabenbauer, Timothy Piurkowski, Raymond Golembiewski | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Matthew Ruben (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) Jeremy Pearce, David Davis, Randy Johnson | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Thomas Garner misses the free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:53 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:53 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| 02:31 | Jacksonville State | John Hasan makes the jumper in the lane set up by William Davis | 60-58 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer (PG), Timothy Piurkowski (SG) Michael Hill, William Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Randy Johnson (C) Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| 02:08 | Samford | Christopher Freeman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 02:06 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 01:48 | Jacksonville State | David Davis takes the ball from Jackie Rehm | 60-58 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Terry Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Matthew Ruben hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 01:15 | Jacksonville State | Terry Smith is called for the reach on Bernard Schwabenbauer - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| 01:15 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:15 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:00 | Samford | David Davis buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 00:39 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Randy Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-63 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Terry Smith runs out the clock | 62-63 |