| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) SG - Raymond King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Garner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Emrich (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bartkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Michael Melton inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Corey Moore misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Emrich - foul #1 on William Emrich, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| 19:40 | Samford | Corey Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:40 | Samford | Corey Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Joseph | 21-30 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Gregory Hart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Melton | 23-30 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-30 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich grabs the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Wesley Garner | 23-33 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Corey Moore hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Raymond King | 26-33 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Emrich | 26-36 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Gregory Hart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Corey Moore tips it back up and in | 28-36 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 28-36 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich tips it but misses | 28-36 |
| 17:04 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Michael Melton buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 31-36 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski knocks in the shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Corey Moore scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Collins | 33-38 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Gregory Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Garner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Emrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bartkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Samford | Michael Melton misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Scott Collins snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Robert Joseph steals the ball from Scott Collins | 33-40 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner's pass is intercepted by Michael Melton | 33-40 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Raymond King buries a shot from the left side set up by Scott Collins | 35-40 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Michael Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Michael Melton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Scott Collins is hacked by Edward Wagner - foul #1 on Edward Wagner, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG), Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Scott Collins, Raymond King, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge (PG), Antonio Langlois (SG), Forest Parker (SF), Larry Graf (PF), Bruce Jackson (C) Robert Joseph, Wesley Garner, William Emrich, Edward Wagner, Kevin Bartkowski | |
| 13:13 | Samford | Willie Lynam can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Mark Hinton tips it home | 37-42 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois can't connect on a shot from close range | 37-42 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf throws it down on a nice dish by Patrick Hodge and the foul's on Bruce Davis - foul #1 on Bruce Davis, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Bruce Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-45 |
| 12:21 | Samford | James Baker tips it in | 39-45 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Weekes - foul #1 on Kevin Weekes, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG) Kevin Weekes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Mark Hinton comes up short on the shot in the lane | 39-47 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Patrick Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Langlois (fresh) SF - Forest Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Graf (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Antonio Langlois scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-49 |
| 11:06 | Samford | James Baker buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Willie Lynam | 41-49 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf clanks a jumper from close range | 41-49 |
| 10:42 | Samford | James Baker gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Bruce Davis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 10:26 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Hinton | 41-49 |
| 10:09 | Samford | Willie Lynam connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 44-49 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Hodge and he's hacked by Bruce Davis - foul #2 on Bruce Davis, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, James Baker, Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph (PG), Wesley Garner (SG), William Emrich (SF), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Patrick Hodge, Antonio Langlois, Forest Parker, Larry Graf | |
| 09:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Jackson makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Bruce Davis's floater is tipped away by William Emrich | 44-52 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Jackson grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski drills a floater from the right block set up by Robert Joseph and the foul's on Gregory Hart - foul #3 on Gregory Hart, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner (PF) Bruce Jackson | |
| 09:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski misses the free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Corey Moore pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Corey Moore misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Wagner - foul #2 on Edward Wagner, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Corey Moore makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Corey Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Bartkowski | 45-54 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-54 |
| 08:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Corey Moore | 45-54 |
| 08:03 | Samford | William Emrich is called for the reach on Michael Melton - foul #2 on William Emrich, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Bruce Davis (PF) Scott Collins, Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Josef Tyminski (C) Kevin Bartkowski | |
| 07:53 | Samford | William Emrich denies the turnaround by Michael Melton | 45-54 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph is hacked by Willie Lynam - foul #1 on Willie Lynam, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Hinton (C) Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Emrich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Josef Tyminski (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Hinton blocks the short jumper by Edward Wagner | 45-54 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Michael Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Willie Lynam can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Raymond King tips it back up and in | 47-54 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-54 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Raymond King grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Willie Lynam comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 06:57 | Samford | Bruce Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Mark Hinton hits a shot from the right block set up by Willie Lynam | 49-54 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Hinton - foul #1 on Mark Hinton, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Corey Moore (PF) Willie Lynam, Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Forest Parker (PG), Antonio Langlois (SG), Larry Graf (SF), Kevin Bartkowski (C) Robert Joseph, Wesley Garner, William Emrich, Josef Tyminski | |
| 06:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Michael Melton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf travels with the ball | 49-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Gregory Hart (C) Raymond King, Michael Melton, Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge (PG) Edward Wagner | |
| 05:35 | Samford | Corey Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-55 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Gregory Hart gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Forest Parker picks off the pass by Willie Lynam | 49-55 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Antonio Langlois | 49-57 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Gregory Hart hits the finger roll | 51-57 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Hodge buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Antonio Langlois | 51-59 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Corey Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Lynam | 53-59 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF) Willie Lynam, James Baker | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph (PG), Wesley Garner (SG), William Emrich (SF), Edward Wagner (PF) Patrick Hodge, Antonio Langlois, Forest Parker, Larry Graf | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hart - foul #4 on Gregory Hart, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Wesley Garner | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Emrich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Bartkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Samford | Raymond King misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Wesley Garner - foul #1 on Wesley Garner, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF) Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:03 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Hart - foul #5 on Gregory Hart, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Hinton (C) Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Raymond King snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:12 | Samford | Mark Hinton drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 57-62 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner double dribbles | 57-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:48 | Samford | Scott Collins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Raymond King | 59-62 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Wagner blows the layup | 59-62 |
| 01:36 | Samford | The rebound goes to Corey Moore | 59-62 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Michael Melton can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Emrich - foul #3 on William Emrich, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-62 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Edward Wagner picks off the pass by Bruce Davis | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner is fouled on the floor by Raymond King - foul #2 on Raymond King, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Bruce Davis is hacked by Wesley Garner - foul #2 on Wesley Garner, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski is hacked by Raymond King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond King, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bartkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Raymond King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich is hacked by Raymond King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond King, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Graf (PF) Edward Wagner | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | William Emrich makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Scott Collins misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-68 |