| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Shane Mulvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Swatzell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Finch (fresh) C - Noah Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Matt Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Valverde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Tyburski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Nealy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman inbounds the ball | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Albert Nealy connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Tyburski | 35-48 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman buries a 3 from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Charles Valverde hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Noah Williams | 38-48 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 18:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Albert Nealy | 38-48 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Albert Nealy can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-48 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell is fouled on the floor by Eric Walker - foul #1 on Eric Walker, team foul #1 | 38-48 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Eric Walker steps in front of the Lewis Swatzell pass | 38-48 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Matt Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-48 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman's pass is intercepted by Jack Tyburski | 38-48 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Albert Nealy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 17:33 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 17:27 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Noah Williams is blocked by Albert Nealy | 38-48 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Charles Valverde gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Eric Walker is whistled for a carry | 38-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller (PG), Gustavo Greco (PF) Shane Mulvey, Daniel Finch | |
| Subs | Samford | Sanford Kirkham (C) Albert Nealy | |
| 17:01 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell is hacked by Sanford Kirkham - foul #2 on Sanford Kirkham, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Napier (SF), Glenn Lane (PF) Fred Hartman, Noah Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Coffee (SG), Donald Whiteman (C) Eric Walker, Jack Tyburski | |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller loses the ball out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Rick Couture (SG) Lewis Swatzell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:30 | Samford | Charles Valverde knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Morgan | 38-50 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-50 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Maurice Coffee snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Matt Morgan knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Maurice Coffee | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Keller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rick Couture (fresh) SF - Richard Napier (fresh) PF - Glenn Lane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Matt Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Coffee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Valverde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sanford Kirkham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Whiteman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rick Couture | 40-53 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Charles Valverde connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Matt Morgan | 40-55 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham loses the dribble to Richard Napier | 43-55 |
| 14:42 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-55 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Matt Morgan tips it in | 43-57 |
| 14:20 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 14:19 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier snags the offensive board | 43-57 |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 13:53 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Keller | 45-57 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Matt Morgan splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Valverde | 45-60 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-60 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier tips it home | 47-60 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Matthew Keller steals it from Donald Whiteman | 47-60 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane misses the floater from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 12:49 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco misses the tip | 47-60 |
| 12:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Sanford Kirkham | 47-60 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Maurice Coffee drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Matt Morgan | 47-62 |
| 12:22 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier is denied on a layup by Sanford Kirkham | 47-62 |
| 12:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Donald Whiteman | 47-62 |
| 12:04 | Samford | The short jumper by Donald Whiteman is denied by Gustavo Greco | 47-62 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Charles Valverde tips it but misses | 47-62 |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Rick Couture | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Keller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Couture (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Napier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gustavo Greco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Matt Morgan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Coffee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Valverde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sanford Kirkham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Whiteman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Charles Valverde comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Keller - foul #2 on Matthew Keller, team foul #1 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson (PG), Lewis Swatzell (SG), Fred Hartman (SF), Daniel Finch (PF), Noah Williams (C) Matthew Keller, Rick Couture, Richard Napier, Glenn Lane, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (PG), Eugene Arreola (SG), Jack Tyburski (PF), Albert Nealy (C) Matt Morgan, Maurice Coffee, Sanford Kirkham, Donald Whiteman | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Charles Valverde makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 11:31 | Samford | Charles Valverde makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 11:14 | Western Illinois | Noah Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-64 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Eric Walker gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Jack Tyburski loses the ball out of bounds | 49-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Krick (SF) Charles Valverde | |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-64 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman grabs the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 10:23 | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Hartman | 52-64 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Albert Nealy misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Noah Williams - foul #3 on Noah Williams, team foul #2 | 52-64 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Albert Nealy makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Albert Nealy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 09:35 | Samford | Albert Nealy gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Nicholas Krick buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Walker | 52-68 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Jack Tyburski gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:31 | Samford | Jack Tyburski misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Fred Hartman - foul #1 on Fred Hartman, team foul #3 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller (SF), Gustavo Greco (PF) Fred Hartman, Daniel Finch | |
| Subs | Samford | Matt Morgan (PG), Maurice Coffee (SG), Sanford Kirkham (C) Eric Walker, Eugene Arreola, Albert Nealy | |
| 08:31 | Samford | Jack Tyburski misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Jack Tyburski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 08:18 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:58 | Samford | Maurice Coffee is hacked by Lewis Swatzell - foul #2 on Lewis Swatzell, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey (PG), Rick Couture (SG) Mathew Robinson, Lewis Swatzell | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Moore (SG), Donald Whiteman (C) Nicholas Krick, Jack Tyburski | |
| 07:46 | Samford | Rodger Moore travels with the ball | 55-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch (PF) Noah Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Shane Mulvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Couture (fresh) SF - Matthew Keller (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Finch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Matt Morgan (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodger Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Coffee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Sanford Kirkham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Whiteman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodger Moore - foul #1 on Rodger Moore, team foul #3 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Valverde (SF) Rodger Moore | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Matt Morgan's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Shane Mulvey | 57-69 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Matt Morgan gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Matt Morgan is fouled on the floor by Shane Mulvey - foul #2 on Shane Mulvey, team foul #5 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson (PG), Lewis Swatzell (SG), Fred Hartman (SF), Glenn Lane (PF) Shane Mulvey, Rick Couture, Matthew Keller, Daniel Finch | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Arreola (SG), Albert Nealy (C) Maurice Coffee, Sanford Kirkham | |
| 06:35 | Samford | Albert Nealy connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-71 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-71 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Donald Whiteman gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:56 | Samford | Charles Valverde comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Lewis Swatzell - foul #3 on Lewis Swatzell, team foul #6 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Noah Williams (C) Glenn Lane | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Tyburski (PF) Donald Whiteman | |
| 05:56 | Samford | Charles Valverde makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Charles Valverde misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Charles Valverde grabs the defensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Eugene Arreola hits a jumper in the lane set up by Charles Valverde | 57-74 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Hartman | 60-74 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Fred Hartman is called for the reach on Matt Morgan - foul #2 on Fred Hartman, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey (PG), Rick Couture (SG), Daniel Finch (PF) Mathew Robinson, Lewis Swatzell, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (SG), Maurice Coffee (SF), Sanford Kirkham (C) Eugene Arreola, Charles Valverde, Albert Nealy | |
| 04:37 | Samford | Matt Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch snags the defensive board | 60-74 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey is fouled on the floor by Matt Morgan - foul #1 on Matt Morgan, team foul #4 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Krick (SF) Matt Morgan | |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Noah Williams | 62-74 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Jack Tyburski misses the shot from the left block | 62-74 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Shane Mulvey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Couture (fresh) SF - Fred Hartman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Finch (fresh) 4 reb. C - Noah Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Coffee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Krick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Tyburski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Sanford Kirkham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Couture | 64-74 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Maurice Coffee is denied on a layup by Daniel Finch | 64-74 |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Maurice Coffee steals the ball from Daniel Finch | 64-74 |
| 03:06 | Samford | Maurice Coffee banks in the layup | 64-76 |
| 03:00 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey misses the jumper from the right side | 64-76 |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch misses the tip | 64-76 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Eric Walker snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-76 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson (PG), Lewis Swatzell (SG) Shane Mulvey, Rick Couture | |
| Subs | Samford | Matt Morgan (PG), Eugene Arreola (SG), Charles Valverde (SF), Albert Nealy (C) Maurice Coffee, Eric Walker, Nicholas Krick, Sanford Kirkham | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Noah Williams is called for the reach on Albert Nealy - foul #4 on Noah Williams, team foul #8 | 64-76 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Albert Nealy makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Albert Nealy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Noah Williams | 67-78 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Matt Morgan evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Valverde | 67-80 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Noah Williams buries a jumper in the paint | 69-80 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Jack Tyburski can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 69-80 |
| 00:58 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman grabs the board | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Fred Hartman | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Matt Morgan is hacked by Lewis Swatzell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lewis Swatzell, team foul #9 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (SG), Nicholas Krick (PF) Eugene Arreola, Jack Tyburski | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Matt Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Matt Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-82 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Albert Nealy grabs the defensive rebound | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Matt Morgan splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Noah Williams - foul #5 on Noah Williams, team foul #10 | 71-84 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey (PG), Rick Couture (SG), Matthew Keller (SF), Glenn Lane (PF), Gustavo Greco (C) Mathew Robinson, Lewis Swatzell, Fred Hartman, Daniel Finch, Noah Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Coffee (SF), Sanford Kirkham (PF), Donald Whiteman (C) Charles Valverde, Nicholas Krick, Albert Nealy | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Matt Morgan makes the free throw | 71-85 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane blows the layup | 71-85 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture tips it but misses | 71-85 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Lane | 71-85 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-85 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller snags the offensive board | 71-85 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-85 |