| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fresh) SG - Steven Connor (fresh) SF - William Bresnahan (fresh) PF - Bruce Sampson (fresh) C - Gregory Palen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Lang (fresh) SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) SF - John Pitt (fresh) PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) C - Brian Hyberger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Brian Hyberger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Stanley Hart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Bruce Sampson | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Stanley Hart tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Hart steps in front of the Gregory Palen pass | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Terry Bolling | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Theodore Hitchcock | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Terry Bolling steals it from John Pitt | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bruce Sampson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Samford | John Pitt misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Bresnahan - foul #1 on William Bresnahan, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Samford | John Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Samford | John Pitt misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen double dribbles | 0-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Taylor Sayles (PF) Theodore Hitchcock | |
| 16:57 | Samford | Shawn Lang makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Pitt | 0-6 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 16:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Taylor Sayles | 0-6 |
| 16:11 | Samford | John Pitt can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 0-6 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Brian Hyberger snags the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Shawn Lang tips it but misses | 0-6 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Connor (fairly fresh) SF - William Bresnahan (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Sampson (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Palen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Lang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Pitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Taylor Sayles (fresh) C - Brian Hyberger (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Lang - foul #1 on Shawn Lang, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja (PG), Fred Allen (SG), Kang Chiang (SF), Stanley Wallace (PF), Rolf Ziniewicz (C) Terry Bolling, Steven Connor, William Bresnahan, Bruce Sampson, Gregory Palen | |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Theodore Hitchcock (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Shawn Lang, John Pitt, Brian Hyberger | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace lays it in | 2-6 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock is fouled on the floor by Fred Allen - foul #1 on Fred Allen, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (SG) Stanley Hart | |
| 15:01 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Wallace | 2-6 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Stanley Wallace | 2-6 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 2-6 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee Martin | Fred Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling (PG) Fred Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | John Pitt (SF) Timothy Barras | |
| 14:17 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel's floater is tipped away by Rolf Ziniewicz | 2-6 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee Martin | Rolf Ziniewicz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 14:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rosendo Esquivel | 2-6 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel jams it set up by John Pitt and he's fouled by Terry Bolling - foul #1 on Terry Bolling, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan (SF), Gregory Palen (C) Kang Chiang, Rolf Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG), Brian Hyberger (C) Christopher Moore, Taylor Sayles | |
| 14:02 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel makes the free throw | 2-9 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan is fouled on the floor by Brian Hyberger - foul #1 on Brian Hyberger, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor (SG), Bruce Sampson (PF) Dikembe Aja, Stanley Wallace | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Lang (PG) Rosendo Esquivel | |
| 13:19 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Steven Connor steps in front of the Stanley Hart pass | 2-9 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry Bolling | 4-9 |
| 12:17 | Samford | John Pitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-9 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling scores on a 3 from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 11:53 | Samford | John Pitt makes the 3 from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling's pass is intercepted by Stanley Hart in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Shawn Lang lays it up and in on a great pass from Stanley Hart | 7-14 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Connor (fairly fresh) SF - William Bresnahan (fresh) PF - Bruce Sampson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Palen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Lang (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Pitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Hyberger (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Samford | Stanley Hart blows the layup | 9-14 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Stanley Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Brian Hyberger comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 9-14 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to William Bresnahan | 9-14 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja (PG), Fred Allen (SG), Kang Chiang (SF), Stanley Wallace (PF), Rolf Ziniewicz (C) Terry Bolling, Steven Connor, William Bresnahan, Bruce Sampson, Gregory Palen | |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Mojiesz Lebitski (SF), Taylor Sayles (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Shawn Lang, John Pitt, Theodore Hitchcock, Brian Hyberger | |
| 10:38 | Samford | Stanley Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Taylor Sayles - foul #1 on Taylor Sayles, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Mojiesz Lebitski buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rosendo Esquivel | 10-16 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee Martin | Rosendo Esquivel is called for the reach on Kang Chiang - foul #1 on Rosendo Esquivel, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan (SF), Gregory Palen (C) Kang Chiang, Rolf Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Lang (PG), John Pitt (SF), Brian Hyberger (C) Stanley Hart, Mojiesz Lebitski, Timothy Barras | |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Allen | 13-16 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Brian Hyberger connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Rosendo Esquivel | 13-18 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 08:33 | Samford | John Pitt travels with the ball | 15-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling (PG), Steven Connor (SG), Bruce Sampson (PF) Dikembe Aja, Fred Allen, Stanley Wallace | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG) Rosendo Esquivel | |
| 08:14 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Stanley Hart gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:57 | Samford | John Pitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Lang steals the ball from Steven Connor | 15-18 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Shawn Lang hits the finger roll | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Connor (fresh) SF - William Bresnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Palen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Lang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Pitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Taylor Sayles (fairly fresh) C - Brian Hyberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson hits the follow up shot | 17-20 |
| 06:54 | Samford | John Pitt connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Hart | 17-23 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Pitt - foul #1 on John Pitt, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja (SG), Kang Chiang (SF), Stanley Wallace (C) Steven Connor, William Bresnahan, Gregory Palen | |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Mojiesz Lebitski (SF), Theodore Hitchcock (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Shawn Lang, John Pitt, Taylor Sayles, Brian Hyberger | |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Mojiesz Lebitski knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 19-25 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Rolf Ziniewicz (C) Bruce Sampson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:46 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 19-25 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aja | 19-25 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace's pass is intercepted by Stanley Hart | 19-25 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Stanley Hart lays it in | 19-27 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Terry Bolling | 21-27 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Timothy Barras comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Rolf Ziniewicz - foul #1 on Rolf Ziniewicz, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor (SG) Terry Bolling | |
| Subs | Samford | John Pitt (SF), Brian Hyberger (C) Mojiesz Lebitski, Theodore Hitchcock | |
| 05:14 | Samford | Timothy Barras misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Timothy Barras makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 04:54 | Samford | The rebound goes to Timothy Barras | 21-28 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Brian Hyberger misses the easy layup | 21-28 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Timothy Barras tips it back up and in | 21-30 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang can't finish the layup | 21-30 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel scores on a jumper in the paint | 21-32 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Rosendo Esquivel - foul #2 on Rosendo Esquivel, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling (PG), Bruce Sampson (PF), Gregory Palen (C) Dikembe Aja, Stanley Wallace, Rolf Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Lang (PG), Theodore Hitchcock (PF) Stanley Hart, Timothy Barras | |
| 03:56 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee Martin | Kang Chiang makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Shawn Lang clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee Martin | Bruce Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Shawn Lang - foul #2 on Shawn Lang, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Fred Allen (SG), William Bresnahan (SF) Steven Connor, Kang Chiang | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Terry Bolling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Bresnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Palen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Lang (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pitt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Hyberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Theodore Hitchcock, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (SG) Rosendo Esquivel | |
| 02:53 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 02:47 | Samford | John Pitt comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Bresnahan - foul #2 on William Bresnahan, team foul #6 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dikembe Aja (SG) Fred Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG), Taylor Sayles (C) Christopher Moore, Brian Hyberger | |
| 02:47 | Samford | John Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:47 | Samford | John Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Martin | Taylor Sayles is called for the reach on Gregory Palen - foul #2 on Taylor Sayles, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Barras (C) John Pitt | |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Palen misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Timothy Barras | 24-34 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Shawn Lang buries a floater from the left side | 24-36 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan hits a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Timothy Barras - foul #1 on Timothy Barras, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor (SG), Stanley Wallace (PF) Dikembe Aja, Bruce Sampson | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Hyberger (C) Timothy Barras | |
| 01:49 | Tennessee Martin | William Bresnahan misses the free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Lang and he's hacked by Stanley Wallace - foul #1 on Stanley Wallace, team foul #7 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Pitt (SF) Taylor Sayles | |
| 01:39 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Martin | Brian Hyberger picks off the pass by Stanley Wallace | 26-39 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Shawn Lang can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-39 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Stanley Wallace | 26-39 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Connor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-39 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace misses the tip | 26-39 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Stanley Hart grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Stanley Hart connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Lang | 26-42 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Martin | Stanley Wallace blows the layup | 26-42 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Bolling hits the follow up shot | 28-42 |
| 00:05 | Samford | John Pitt scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-44 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Martin | Theodore Hitchcock steals it from William Bresnahan | 28-44 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-44 |