| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - David Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Sparks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Robidoux (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Gwyn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Shepard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | William Robidoux inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster loses the dribble to Winston Little | 39-31 |
| 19:32 | Samford | Pete Chandler's floater is knocked away by Thomas Shepard | 39-31 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Walker is called for the reach on Gary Gwyn - foul #2 on Mark Walker, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Pete Chandler grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Mark Walker can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-31 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster misses short on a floater from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Scott Pierce gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock is hacked by Michael Sparks - foul #1 on Michael Sparks, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Thomas Shepard is called for the reach on Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Thomas Shepard, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Pete Chandler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Shepard | 39-31 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Pete Chandler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Gwyn | 39-31 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Sparks | 41-31 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Pete Chandler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Winston Little | 41-34 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster slams it home set up by William Robidoux and he's fouled by Mark Walker - foul #3 on Mark Walker, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor (PF), Chad Caffey (C) Gary Gwyn, Thomas Shepard | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Boris Zeh (SG), Joshua Snyder (SF), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Mark Walker, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 16:13 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Shawn Sink gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Joshua Snyder buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Williams Lewis | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - David Foster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Sparks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Robidoux (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerome Saylor (fresh) C - Chad Caffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zeh (fresh) SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Kentucky | William Robidoux misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 15:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Joshua Snyder hits the finger roll on a great pass from Williams Lewis | 45-39 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster is fouled on the floor by Williams Lewis - foul #1 on Williams Lewis, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Walker (SF) Boris Zeh | |
| 14:48 | Eastern Kentucky | William Robidoux misses long on a floater in the lane | 45-39 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Joshua Snyder snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Shawn Sink can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jerome Saylor - foul #2 on Jerome Saylor, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard (PG), Gary Gwyn (PF) David Foster, Jerome Saylor | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG) Williams Lewis | |
| 14:21 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Shawn Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Mark Walker - foul #4 on Mark Walker, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG), Scott Pierce (PF) Mark Walker, Shawn Sink | |
| 14:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Winston Little misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Joshua Snyder pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Winston Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster (PG) Chad Caffey | |
| Subs | Samford | Lloyd Murdock (C) Duane Holloman | |
| 13:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Pete Chandler steps in front of the David Foster pass in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Joshua Snyder lays it in on a great pass from Pete Chandler | 48-42 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (SF) Joshua Snyder | |
| 12:28 | Samford | Gary Gwyn denies the turnaround by Scott Pierce | 48-42 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock is hacked by Thomas Shepard - foul #3 on Thomas Shepard, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Boris Zeh (SG), Shawn Sink (PF) Winston Little, Scott Pierce | |
| 12:04 | Samford | David Foster picks off the pass by Williams Lewis | 48-42 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Kentucky | William Robidoux blows the layup | 48-42 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - David Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Sparks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Robidoux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Gwyn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Shepard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zeh (fresh) SF - Williams Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor (PF), Chad Caffey (C) Gary Gwyn, Thomas Shepard | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Snyder (SF) Pete Chandler | |
| 11:12 | Samford | Shawn Sink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Kentucky | William Robidoux connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Foster | 51-42 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Joshua Snyder connects on the 3 from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks is hacked by Boris Zeh - foul #1 on Boris Zeh, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard (PG), Gary Gwyn (PF) David Foster, Jerome Saylor | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Scott Pierce (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Williams Lewis, Boris Zeh, Shawn Sink, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks loses the ball out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (SF) Joshua Snyder | |
| 09:27 | Samford | Scott Pierce blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary Gwyn - foul #2 on Gary Gwyn, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn blows the layup | 51-45 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Scott Pierce pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:43 | Samford | Pete Chandler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Gwyn | 51-45 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Winston Little takes the ball from William Robidoux | 51-45 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Winston Little lays it up and in | 51-47 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Kentucky | William Robidoux can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Williams Lewis steps in front of the Chad Caffey pass | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Shepard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SG - Michael Sparks (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Robidoux (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Gwyn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Chad Caffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Williams Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad Caffey gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks is whistled for a carry | 51-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster (PG), Jerome Saylor (C) Thomas Shepard, Chad Caffey | |
| Subs | Samford | Boris Zeh (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Mark Walker (SF), Shawn Sink (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Williams Lewis, Scott Pierce, Duane Holloman | |
| 06:53 | Samford | Joshua Snyder is fouled on the floor by Michael Sparks - foul #2 on Michael Sparks, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Mark Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Shawn Sink grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 06:14 | Samford | Boris Zeh scores on a floater from close range set up by Shawn Sink | 51-49 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Sparks | 54-49 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Boris Zeh tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn lays it up and in and he's hacked by Shawn Sink - foul #2 on Shawn Sink, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard (SG), Chad Caffey (C) Michael Sparks, Jerome Saylor | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Scott Pierce (PF) Boris Zeh, Joshua Snyder, Shawn Sink | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Chad Caffey | 57-51 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Pierce - foul #2 on Scott Pierce, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Duane Holloman (C) Lloyd Murdock | |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:21 | Samford | David Foster steps in front of the Mark Walker pass | 58-51 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Pete Chandler is called for the reach on David Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pete Chandler, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor (PF) Gary Gwyn | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Mark Walker buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Winston Little and he's hacked by William Robidoux - foul #1 on William Robidoux, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Mark Walker makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard connects on the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Duane Holloman - foul #1 on Duane Holloman, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks (SG) Jerome Saylor | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard misses the free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Duane Holloman grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - David Foster (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Sparks (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Robidoux (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Caffey (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Winston Little scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Mark Walker and the foul's on Michael Sparks - foul #3 on Michael Sparks, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Saylor (PF) Chad Caffey | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Snyder (SF) Mark Walker | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Winston Little makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster drills a shot from the left side | 64-57 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:48 | Samford | Winston Little misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Duane Holloman tips it but misses | 64-57 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Joshua Snyder grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Gwyn (PF), Chad Caffey (C) Michael Sparks, Jerome Saylor | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Walker (SF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Joshua Snyder, Duane Holloman | |
| 02:32 | Samford | David Foster takes the ball from Mark Walker | 64-57 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses long on a shot near the basket | 67-57 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Scott Pierce snags the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Mark Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Shepard - foul #4 on Thomas Shepard, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Birnberg (SF), Jerome Saylor (PF) William Robidoux, Gary Gwyn | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 02:03 | Samford | Mark Walker makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Mark Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Birnberg snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Shepard drills a floater from the left block | 69-58 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Williams Lewis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-58 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Shepard | 69-58 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Williams Lewis - foul #2 on Williams Lewis, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks (SG) Thomas Shepard | |
| Subs | Samford | Boris Zeh (SG) Mark Walker | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Samford | Shawn Sink buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Williams Lewis | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Foster | 74-61 |
| 00:12 | Samford | David Foster steals the ball from Duane Holloman | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Foster runs out the clock | 74-61 |