| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Fernando Rosario (fresh) SG - Robert Egerton (fresh) SF - Dennis Tuczynski (fresh) PF - Donald Fraley (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) SG - Robert Held (fresh) SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) PF - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Egerton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jones | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Elliott Minter travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Tuczynski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Tuczynski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario tips it in | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Dennis Tuczynski is called for the reach on Elliott Minter - foul #1 on Dennis Tuczynski, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre's pass is intercepted by Donald Fraley | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Fraley comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 5-0 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Tuczynski snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario loses the dribble to Gregory Halfacre | 5-0 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Jack Deaver can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Egerton | 5-0 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Jack Deaver connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Held | 5-2 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Fraley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gregory Halfacre | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Jack Deaver scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Halfacre | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Egerton's pass is intercepted by Elliott Minter | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Robert Held knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Fraley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Fernando Rosario (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Egerton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Tuczynski (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Fraley (fairly fresh) C - John Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Held (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) PF - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Samford | Jack Deaver makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Held | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Irving Sommerfield is called for the reach on Fernando Rosario - foul #1 on Irving Sommerfield, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ilia Lesniewski (PG), Luis Woods (SG), David Toney (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Stephen Fitzgerald (C) Fernando Rosario, Robert Egerton, Dennis Tuczynski, Donald Fraley, John Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Lawerence (PF), William Burke (C) Irving Sommerfield, Gregory Halfacre | |
| 15:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ilia Lesniewski | 7-10 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Robert Held makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Deaver | 7-13 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 14:37 | Samford | William Burke pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Jack Deaver misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Toney - foul #1 on David Toney, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario (PG) Luis Woods | |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Bumpers (C) Elliott Minter | |
| 14:24 | Samford | Jack Deaver makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Jack Deaver misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ilia Lesniewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Robert Held can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-14 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney tips it in | 9-14 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Jack Deaver can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ilia Lesniewski - foul #1 on Ilia Lesniewski, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Egerton (SG) Ilia Lesniewski | |
| Subs | Samford | Elliott Minter (SF), Irving Sommerfield (PF), Gregory Halfacre (C) William Burke, Thomas Lawerence, Gerald Bumpers | |
| 13:36 | Samford | Jack Deaver misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Jack Deaver makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Elliott Minter grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre misses long on a shot from the baseline | 9-15 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Elliott Minter - foul #1 on Elliott Minter, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ilia Lesniewski (PG), Donald Fraley (PF), John Jones (C) Fernando Rosario, Michael Davis, Stephen Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (PG) Jack Deaver | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Clayton and he's hacked by Ilia Lesniewski - foul #2 on Ilia Lesniewski, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods (PG), Dennis Tuczynski (SF) Ilia Lesniewski, David Toney | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:13 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Elliott Minter is called for the reach on Dennis Tuczynski - foul #2 on Elliott Minter, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Burke (SF) Elliott Minter | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Luis Woods (fresh) SG - Robert Egerton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Tuczynski (fresh) PF - Donald Fraley (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mark Clayton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Held (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Burke (fresh) PF - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Egerton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:40 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Tuczynski grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-18 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods tips it home | 13-18 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 11:03 | Samford | William Burke tips it home | 13-20 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-20 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Robert Held buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Burke | 13-22 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Irving Sommerfield picks off the pass by Luis Woods | 13-22 |
| 10:18 | Samford | William Burke knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 13-24 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Egerton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-24 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Mark Clayton gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:49 | Samford | William Burke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-24 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield grabs the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Luis Woods takes the ball from Mark Clayton | 13-24 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods misses the lay-in | 13-24 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:05 | Samford | William Burke misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Egerton - foul #1 on Robert Egerton, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario (PG), Stephen Fitzgerald (SG), David Toney (SF), Michael Davis (C) Luis Woods, Robert Egerton, Dennis Tuczynski, John Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Deaver (PG), Leonard Krick (SG), Thomas Lawerence (PF), Gerald Bumpers (C) Mark Clayton, Robert Held, Irving Sommerfield, Gregory Halfacre | |
| 09:05 | Samford | William Burke makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:05 | Samford | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Fraley snags the defensive board | 13-25 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Fernando Rosario | 15-25 |
| 08:16 | Samford | Jack Deaver scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from William Burke | 15-27 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney drills a floater from the right side | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Fernando Rosario (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - David Toney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Fraley (fairly fresh) C - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Krick (fresh) SF - William Burke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lawerence (fresh) C - Gerald Bumpers (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers is hacked by Donald Fraley - foul #1 on Donald Fraley, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods (SG) Donald Fraley | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (SG), John Pereira (PF) Leonard Krick, William Burke | |
| 07:17 | Samford | John Pereira hits a fadeaway near the basket | 17-29 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Clayton - foul #1 on Mark Clayton, team foul #4 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Egerton (SG), Dennis Tuczynski (SF), John Jones (C) Fernando Rosario, David Toney, Stephen Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Held (SG) Mark Clayton | |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Robert Held can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Egerton | 22-29 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Michael Davis steals the ball from Gerald Bumpers | 22-29 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Tuczynski | 25-29 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Deaver and the foul's on Dennis Tuczynski - foul #2 on Dennis Tuczynski, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario (PG), David Toney (SF), Stephen Fitzgerald (PF) Luis Woods, Dennis Tuczynski, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (PG), Irving Sommerfield (PF), Gregory Halfacre (C) Jack Deaver, John Pereira, Gerald Bumpers | |
| 05:47 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Egerton | 27-32 |
| 05:19 | Samford | Robert Held hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lawerence | 27-35 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 05:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Held | 27-35 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence is fouled on the floor by David Toney - foul #2 on David Toney, team foul #8 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Fraley (PF) David Toney | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:05 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Clayton - foul #2 on Mark Clayton, team foul #5 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Krick (PG), William Burke (SF) Mark Clayton, Thomas Lawerence | |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Krick takes the ball from Fernando Rosario | 27-37 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Robert Held hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Fraley pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Fraley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 04:16 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gregory Halfacre | 27-37 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Robert Held is fouled on the floor by Donald Fraley - foul #2 on Donald Fraley, team foul #9 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ilia Lesniewski (SG), Dennis Tuczynski (SF), Michael Davis (PF), David Toney (C) Robert Egerton, Stephen Fitzgerald, Donald Fraley, John Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Deaver (PG), Elliott Minter (SF) Leonard Krick, William Burke | |
| 03:55 | Samford | Robert Held misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Davis | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Fernando Rosario (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ilia Lesniewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Tuczynski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Toney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Held (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) PF - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:51 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Halfacre - foul #1 on Gregory Halfacre, team foul #6 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (SG) Robert Held | |
| 03:51 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Mark Clayton misses long on a shot from the right side | 29-37 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Elliott Minter tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ilia Lesniewski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 03:32 | Samford | Elliott Minter snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Jack Deaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre tips it home | 29-41 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney loses the dribble to Irving Sommerfield | 29-41 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Mark Clayton hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Halfacre and the foul's on Ilia Lesniewski - foul #3 on Ilia Lesniewski, team foul #10 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods (SG) Ilia Lesniewski | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Held (SG), John Pereira (PF), William Burke (C) Jack Deaver, Irving Sommerfield, Gregory Halfacre | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Mark Clayton misses the free throw | 29-43 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Fernando Rosario misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-43 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney misses the lay-in | 29-43 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Woods | 29-43 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | John Pereira picks off the pass by Dennis Tuczynski | 29-43 |
| 02:02 | Samford | John Pereira knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Held and he's fouled by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #11 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Egerton (SG), Donald Fraley (PF) Fernando Rosario, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Deaver (PG) Mark Clayton | |
| 02:02 | Samford | John Pereira misses the free throw | 29-45 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Tuczynski is hacked by Jack Deaver - foul #1 on Jack Deaver, team foul #7 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Irving Sommerfield (PF), Gregory Halfacre (C) John Pereira, William Burke | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Tuczynski makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Tuczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield can't throw it down but he's hacked by Donald Fraley - foul #3 on Donald Fraley, team foul #12 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Fitzgerald (PF), John Jones (C) Dennis Tuczynski, Donald Fraley | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (SG) Robert Held | |
| 01:27 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Egerton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 33-47 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre misses the dunk attempt | 33-47 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield can't tip it in | 33-47 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Luis Woods grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Fitzgerald misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-47 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre buries a jumper from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Toney clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-49 |