| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Arevalo (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Austin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Buchanon (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gregory Barnett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Arrellano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Kenneth Graff inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Earl Love drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Arevalo | 33-42 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Daniel Arrellano denies the turnaround by Keith King | 33-42 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Arrellano | 33-42 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wilkes - foul #2 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams (SF), Adam Fitz (PF) Tommy Buchanon, Gregory Barnett | |
| 18:34 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Arrellano scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by David Arevalo and he's fouled by Keith King - foul #1 on Keith King, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Arrellano makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Earl Love misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Illinois | David Arevalo's pass is intercepted by Ricardo Marquez | 33-45 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez hits the finger roll | 35-45 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Wilkes is called for the reach on Warren Williams - foul #3 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Lonnie Busch (C) Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett (PF) Adam Fitz | |
| 17:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Arevalo misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-45 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Earl Love snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Daniel Arrellano steals the ball from Lonnie Busch | 35-45 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Arrellano misses the easy layup | 35-45 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams grabs the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Love | 35-45 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Lonnie Busch pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Kenneth Graff lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith King and he's fouled by Warren Williams - foul #1 on Warren Williams, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Jerry Westerlund (SG), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Earl Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon (SF), Adam Fitz (PF) Warren Williams, Gregory Barnett | |
| 16:32 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 16:16 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kenneth Graff | 38-45 |
| 16:03 | Samford | James Dalegowski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Arrellano grabs the board | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Graff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Busch (fresh) C - James Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Arevalo (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Austin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Buchanon (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. PF - Adam Fitz (fresh) C - Daniel Arrellano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Dalegowski denies the turnaround by Daniel Arrellano | 38-45 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Arrellano hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 15:40 | Samford | Kenneth Graff knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Earl Love (PF), Curtis Wilkes (C) Ralph Cheatham, Kenneth Graff, Lonnie Busch, James Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul (SF), Gregory Barnett (PF), William Hawkin (C) Tommy Buchanon, Adam Fitz, Daniel Arrellano | |
| 14:54 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Hawkin gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-47 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Keith King makes the floater from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | David Arevalo misses short on a floater in the lane | 42-47 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Earl Love misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-47 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Hawkin gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Arevalo is hacked by Keith King - foul #2 on Keith King, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Graff (SF), Lonnie Busch (PF) Jerry Westerlund, Earl Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon (SF), Adam Fitz (PF), Daniel Arrellano (C) Ronald Paul, Gregory Barnett, William Hawkin | |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Fitz | 42-50 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Austin - foul #1 on Joseph Austin, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Gregory Barnett (PF) Joseph Austin, Adam Fitz | |
| 12:43 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-50 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Lonnie Busch grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Kenneth Graff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin (SG), Adam Fitz (PF) Drew Whisman, Gregory Barnett | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Busch (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Arevalo (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Austin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Buchanon (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. PF - Adam Fitz (fresh) C - Daniel Arrellano (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Arrellano travels with the ball | 45-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (SG), Earl Love (PF) Kevin Pike, James Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett (PF) Adam Fitz | |
| 11:05 | Samford | Daniel Arrellano swats the layup by Ralph Cheatham | 45-50 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Kenneth Graff snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 10:48 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Austin - foul #2 on Joseph Austin, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Curtis Wilkes (C) Ralph Cheatham, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG) Joseph Austin | |
| 10:48 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:48 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Kenneth Graff drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Love | 50-53 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon hits a floater from the baseline set up by Gregory Barnett | 50-55 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Earl Love blows the layup | 50-55 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Graff steals the ball from Tommy Buchanon | 50-55 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Kenneth Graff hits a shot from the left side | 52-55 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett misses the lay-in | 52-55 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Earl Love grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Kenneth Graff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Keith King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Earl Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Tommy Buchanon steals it from Kenneth Graff | 52-55 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Tommy Buchanon and he's fouled by Earl Love - foul #1 on Earl Love, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Ralph Cheatham (SF), Lonnie Busch (PF), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Jerry Westerlund, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin (SG), Warren Williams (SF), William Hawkin (C) Drew Whisman, Tommy Buchanon, Daniel Arrellano | |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | William Hawkin pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roderick Straub (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Busch (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Arevalo (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Austin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Warren Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Barnett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - William Hawkin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 07:29 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lonnie Busch | 52-58 |
| 07:11 | Samford | James Dalegowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG) Roderick Straub | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon (SF), Adam Fitz (PF), Daniel Arrellano (C) Warren Williams, Gregory Barnett, William Hawkin | |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Arevalo | 52-60 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Arrellano snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ricardo Marquez - foul #2 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Graff (SF), Earl Love (PF), Curtis Wilkes (C) Ralph Cheatham, Lonnie Busch, James Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG) David Arevalo | |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Kenneth Graff is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kenneth Graff, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Hawkin (C) Daniel Arrellano | |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Austin | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:40 | Samford | Earl Love is whistled for traveling | 52-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Arevalo (PG), Daniel Arrellano (C) Drew Whisman, William Hawkin | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Earl Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Ronald Paul (SF), Gregory Barnett (PF) David Arevalo, Tommy Buchanon, Adam Fitz | |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett lays it in | 52-67 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Earl Love drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Graff | 55-67 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Joseph Austin - foul #3 on Joseph Austin, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Jerry Westerlund (SG), Lonnie Busch (PF) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Earl Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Arevalo (PG), Tommy Buchanon (SF), Adam Fitz (PF), William Hawkin (C) Drew Whisman, Ronald Paul, Gregory Barnett, Daniel Arrellano | |
| 04:04 | Samford | Kenneth Graff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Fitz snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Westerlund - foul #2 on Jerry Westerlund, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett (PF), Daniel Arrellano (C) Adam Fitz, William Hawkin | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lonnie Busch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Arevalo (tiring) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Austin (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Buchanon (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Barnett (fresh) 11 pts. C - Daniel Arrellano (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ralph Cheatham and the foul's on David Arevalo - foul #3 on David Arevalo, team foul #5 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dalegowski (C) Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Hawkin (C) Daniel Arrellano | |
| 03:31 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gregory Barnett | 58-71 |
| 02:47 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses the lay-in | 58-71 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Buchanon grabs the board | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett is hacked by Lonnie Busch - foul #2 on Lonnie Busch, team foul #9 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Pike (SG) Kenneth Graff | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Ruben Williams (SG), Warren Williams (SF), Scott Haws (C) David Arevalo, Joseph Austin, Tommy Buchanon, William Hawkin | |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:25 | Samford | James Dalegowski gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Samford | James Dalegowski clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Warren Williams - foul #2 on Warren Williams, team foul #6 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Fitz (PF) Gregory Barnett | |
| 02:12 | Samford | James Dalegowski misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:12 | Samford | James Dalegowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Jerry Westerlund - foul #3 on Jerry Westerlund, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul (SF), William Hawkin (C) Warren Williams, Scott Haws | |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-74 |
| 01:39 | Samford | James Dalegowski tips it home | 61-74 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Fitz scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-76 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Ronald Paul swats the layup by Lonnie Busch | 61-76 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-76 |
| 00:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lonnie Busch | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund lays it up and in | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman runs out the clock | 63-76 |