| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fresh) SG - Wesley Garner (fresh) SF - William Emrich (fresh) PF - Robert McGranahan (fresh) C - Kevin Bartkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) SF - Michael Melton (fresh) PF - Corey Moore (fresh) C - Gregory Hart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski is hacked by Gregory Hart - foul #1 on Gregory Hart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Michael Melton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Scott Collins | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Michael Melton snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Michael Melton scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Louis Bennett | 2-6 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski's floater is tipped away by Michael Melton | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Louis Bennett gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Gregory Hart loses the dribble to Kevin Bartkowski | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan misses short on a floater in the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Scott Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Corey Moore buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Bennett | 2-8 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Bennett takes the ball from Kevin Bartkowski | 2-8 |
| 16:26 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Hart and the foul's on William Emrich - foul #1 on William Emrich, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| 16:26 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the free throw | 2-11 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 2-11 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Michael Melton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-11 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Michael Melton tips it home | 2-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fresh) SG - Wesley Garner (fairly fresh) SF - William Emrich (fairly fresh) PF - Robert McGranahan (fresh) C - Kevin Bartkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wesley Garner | 5-13 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Corey Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Corey Moore gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Louis Bennett is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Bennett, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker (PG), Anthony Haskell (SG), Jack Barras (SF), Nathaniel Cheatham (PF), Bruce Jackson (C) Robert Joseph, Wesley Garner, William Emrich, Robert McGranahan, Kevin Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), Raymond King (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Dennis Myers (C) Louis Bennett, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| 13:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Cheatham clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-13 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Raymond King pulls down the rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Dennis Myers hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 5-16 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Barras blows the dunk | 5-16 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Willie Lynam pulls down the rebound | 5-16 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Willie Lynam clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Jackson - foul #1 on Bruce Jackson, team foul #2 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG) Scott Collins | |
| 13:00 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Bruce Davis grabs the offensive board | 5-17 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Bruce Davis buries a runner from the baseline set up by Raymond King | 5-19 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Barras misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-19 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Louis Bennett pulls down the rebound | 5-19 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Dennis Myers double dribbles | 5-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan (PF) Bruce Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Michael Melton (SF) Willie Lynam, Raymond King | |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-19 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Cheatham grabs the offensive rebound | 5-19 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Forest Parker (fresh) SG - Anthony Haskell (fresh) SF - Jack Barras (fresh) PF - Robert McGranahan (fresh) C - Nathaniel Cheatham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Barras hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 5-19 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Haskell grabs the offensive rebound | 5-19 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert McGranahan, team foul #3 | 5-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph (PG), Wesley Garner (SG), William Emrich (SF), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Forest Parker, Anthony Haskell, Jack Barras, Nathaniel Cheatham | |
| Subs | Samford | Gregory Hart (C) Dennis Myers | |
| 10:57 | Samford | Gregory Hart can't finish the layup | 5-19 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGranahan | 5-19 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Collins picks off the pass by Kevin Bartkowski | 5-19 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Gregory Hart knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Scott Collins and he's fouled by Kevin Bartkowski - foul #1 on Kevin Bartkowski, team foul #4 | 5-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Bruce Davis | |
| 10:23 | Samford | Gregory Hart makes the free throw | 5-22 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Moore blocks the short jumper by Kevin Bartkowski | 5-22 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the board | 5-22 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Louis Bennett | 5-24 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan connects on the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Corey Moore - foul #1 on Corey Moore, team foul #3 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (PG), Willie Lynam (SG), Dennis Myers (SF) Scott Collins, Louis Bennett, Michael Melton | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan misses the free throw | 7-24 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the board | 7-24 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Robert Joseph is called for the reach on Willie Lynam - foul #1 on Robert Joseph, team foul #5 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Barras (SF), Nathaniel Cheatham (PF), Bruce Jackson (C) William Emrich, Robert McGranahan, Kevin Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (C) Gregory Hart | |
| 08:48 | Samford | Bruce Jackson is called for the reach on Bruce Davis - foul #2 on Bruce Jackson, team foul #6 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker (SG), Antonio Langlois (SF) Wesley Garner, Bruce Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:39 | Samford | Raymond King makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Lynam and the foul's on Robert Joseph - foul #2 on Robert Joseph, team foul #7 | 7-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Haskell (SG) Robert Joseph | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG) Bruce Davis | |
| 08:39 | Samford | Raymond King makes the free throw | 7-27 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-27 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Dennis Myers is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Cheatham - foul #1 on Nathaniel Cheatham, team foul #8 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Bruce Davis (PF) Willie Lynam, Raymond King, Corey Moore | |
| 08:03 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 10-28 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 10-29 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Myers takes the ball from Forest Parker | 10-29 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Forest Parker (fresh) SG - Anthony Haskell (fresh) SF - Antonio Langlois (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Barras (fresh) C - Nathaniel Cheatham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Michael Melton misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Langlois - foul #1 on Antonio Langlois, team foul #9 | 10-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner (SG), William Emrich (SF), Robert McGranahan (PF), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Anthony Haskell, Antonio Langlois, Jack Barras, Nathaniel Cheatham | |
| Subs | Samford | Gregory Hart (C) Dennis Myers | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 1st free throw | 10-30 |
| 07:21 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-31 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Wesley Garner | 12-31 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Louis Bennett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Melton | 12-34 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner travels with the ball | 12-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Bruce Davis | |
| 06:29 | Samford | Scott Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-34 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich is hacked by Michael Melton - foul #1 on Michael Melton, team foul #4 | 12-34 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Kentucky | The jumper by Kevin Bartkowski is denied by Corey Moore | 12-34 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan misses the tip | 12-34 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan can't tip it in | 12-34 |
| 05:55 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Melton | 12-34 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Corey Moore knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Scott Collins | 12-36 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Forest Parker and he's fouled by Michael Melton - foul #2 on Michael Melton, team foul #5 | 14-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge (PG) Forest Parker | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Raymond King (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Dennis Myers (C) Scott Collins, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| 05:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski misses the free throw | 14-36 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Dennis Myers pulls down the rebound | 14-36 |
| 04:56 | Samford | The jump hook by Bruce Davis is blocked by William Emrich | 14-36 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich snags the defensive board | 14-36 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich blows the layup | 14-36 |
| 04:43 | Samford | Raymond King pulls down the rebound | 14-36 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Raymond King is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bartkowski - foul #2 on Kevin Bartkowski, team foul #10 | 14-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Haskell (SG), Antonio Langlois (SF), Jack Barras (PF), Nathaniel Cheatham (C) Wesley Garner, William Emrich, Robert McGranahan, Kevin Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Samford | James Baker (SF) Louis Bennett | |
| 04:34 | Samford | Raymond King misses the 1st free throw | 14-36 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 2nd free throw | 14-37 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 14-37 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Dennis Myers snags the defensive board | 14-37 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Dennis Myers is hacked by Patrick Hodge - foul #1 on Patrick Hodge, team foul #11 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker (PG) Patrick Hodge | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, James Baker | |
| 04:03 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 14-38 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 14-39 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Forest Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Haskell (fresh) SF - Antonio Langlois (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Barras (fresh) C - Nathaniel Cheatham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Samford | Dennis Myers clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-39 |
| 03:25 | Samford | Dennis Myers gets the offensive rebound | 16-39 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Scott Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-39 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Cheatham snags the defensive board | 16-39 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Hart - foul #2 on Gregory Hart, team foul #6 | 16-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph (PG), Wesley Garner (SG), Robert McGranahan (PF), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Forest Parker, Anthony Haskell, Antonio Langlois, Jack Barras | |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Corey Moore (PF) Raymond King, Dennis Myers, Bruce Davis | |
| 02:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 17-39 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 17-39 |
| 02:46 | Samford | The rebound goes to Corey Moore | 17-39 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Michael Melton buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Hart | 17-41 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner hits the finger roll | 19-41 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Louis Bennett knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Collins | 19-43 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 19-43 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Corey Moore snags the defensive board | 19-43 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Corey Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich (SF) Nathaniel Cheatham | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Myers (C) Gregory Hart | |
| 01:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph misses short on a floater from the right side | 19-43 |
| 01:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Corey Moore | 19-43 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Dennis Myers scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Scott Collins and the foul's on Kevin Bartkowski - foul #3 on Kevin Bartkowski, team foul #12 | 19-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Barras (C) Kevin Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:48 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the free throw | 19-46 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGranahan's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Myers | 19-46 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Dennis Myers pulls down the rebound | 19-46 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Michael Melton comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 19-46 |