| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) SG - Mark Stearns (fresh) SF - Ronald Paul (fresh) PF - Jack Alexander (fresh) C - Ervin Newsome (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hypes (fresh) SF - Jess Rivenberg (fresh) PF - James Dalegowski (fresh) C - Aaron Wickline (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Dalegowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Aaron Wickline loses the dribble to Drew Whisman | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Samford | James Dalegowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Aaron Wickline clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to James Dalegowski | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Samford | James Dalegowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Stearns | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Drew Whisman | 7-0 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Aaron Wickline makes the jumpshot from the left side | 7-2 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 7-2 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:10 | Samford | James Dalegowski pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Hypes, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG), William Justis (SG), Jack Banks (SF), Warren Williams (PF), Sanford Stewart (C) Drew Whisman, Mark Stearns, Ronald Paul, Jack Alexander, Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), David Credle (SF), Tom Lobb (C) James Jones, Jess Rivenberg, Aaron Wickline | |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Tom Lobb snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:38 | Samford | A charge is called on Chris Abad - foul #1 on Chris Abad, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Anderson (C) Jonathan Hypes | |
| 16:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Banks connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Ellett | 9-2 |
| 16:08 | Samford | David Credle knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 9-4 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams's floater is tipped away by Tom Lobb | 9-4 |
| 15:51 | Samford | James Dalegowski grabs the board | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Ellett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Justis (fresh) SF - Jack Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Williams (fresh) C - Sanford Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Chris Abad (fresh) SG - David Credle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Lobb (fresh) PF - James Dalegowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Samford | Chris Abad is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ellett - foul #1 on Joseph Ellett, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Mark Stearns (SG), Ronald Paul (SF) Joseph Ellett, William Justis, Jack Banks | |
| Subs | Samford | James Jones (PG), Jonathan Hypes (SG), Jess Rivenberg (SF), Aaron Wickline (C) Chris Abad, David Credle, James Dalegowski, Thomas Anderson | |
| 15:21 | Samford | Aaron Wickline misses the easy layup | 9-4 |
| 15:19 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Lobb | 9-4 |
| 15:01 | Samford | The short jumper by Jess Rivenberg is denied by Sanford Stewart | 9-4 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Tom Lobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:54 | Samford | James Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Hypes is called for the reach on Drew Whisman - foul #2 on Jonathan Hypes, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG), William Justis (SG) Drew Whisman, Mark Stearns | |
| Subs | Samford | David Credle (SG) Jonathan Hypes | |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Justis is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander (PF) Ronald Paul | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Alexander | 11-4 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Aaron Wickline hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 11-4 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams misses the fadeaway from the left block | 11-4 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett snags the offensive board | 11-4 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Ellett | 13-4 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Aaron Wickline misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-4 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Tom Lobb snags the offensive board | 13-4 |
| 12:47 | Samford | David Credle connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jess Rivenberg | 13-6 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | William Justis is fouled on the floor by David Credle - foul #1 on David Credle, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Mark Stearns (SG), Ronald Paul (SF), Ervin Newsome (C) Joseph Ellett, William Justis, Jack Alexander, Sanford Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), Wilfredo Lopez (SF), James Dalegowski (PF), Thomas Anderson (C) James Jones, Jess Rivenberg, Tom Lobb, Aaron Wickline | |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Warren Williams | 15-6 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez loses the ball out of bounds | 15-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander (PF) Warren Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Drew Whisman | 17-6 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stearns (fresh) SF - Ronald Paul (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Alexander (fresh) C - Ervin Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Chris Abad (fresh) SG - David Credle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wilfredo Lopez (fresh) PF - James Dalegowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Anderson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Jack Alexander steps in front of the James Dalegowski pass | 17-6 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome can't throw it down | 17-6 |
| 11:07 | Samford | James Dalegowski gets the rebound | 17-6 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Mark Stearns is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 17-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Justis (SG), Warren Williams (PF), Sanford Stewart (C) Mark Stearns, Jack Alexander, Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Samford | James Jones (PG), Jess Rivenberg (SF) David Credle, Wilfredo Lopez | |
| 10:38 | Samford | Sanford Stewart denies the turnaround by James Dalegowski | 17-6 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart pulls down the rebound | 17-6 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-6 |
| 10:09 | Samford | Chris Abad clanks a 3 from the left wing | 19-6 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sanford Stewart | 19-6 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams travels with the ball | 19-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome (C) Sanford Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Wickline (C) Thomas Anderson | |
| 09:37 | Samford | Aaron Wickline hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ervin Newsome - foul #1 on Ervin Newsome, team foul #2 | 19-6 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Aaron Wickline makes the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Aaron Wickline makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander (C) Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Short (PG), David Credle (SG) James Jones, Chris Abad | |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-8 |
| 08:51 | Samford | David Credle is called for traveling | 21-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG), Jack Banks (SF), Ervin Newsome (C) Drew Whisman, Ronald Paul, Warren Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett jams it on a great pass from William Justis | 23-8 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jess Rivenberg, team foul #7 | 23-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Ronald Paul (SF), Warren Williams (PF), Sanford Stewart (C) Joseph Ellett, Jack Banks, Jack Alexander, Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), Tom Lobb (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF) Frank Short, Jess Rivenberg, James Dalegowski | |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Aaron Wickline - foul #1 on Aaron Wickline, team foul #8 | 23-8 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul makes the 1st free throw | 24-8 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 24-8 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Thomas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-8 |
| 07:36 | Samford | Tom Lobb hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Chris Abad | 24-10 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Justis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Paul (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Warren Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sanford Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Chris Abad (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Credle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tom Lobb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) C - Aaron Wickline (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 24-10 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Thomas Anderson grabs the board | 24-10 |
| 06:42 | Samford | David Credle clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-10 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman snags the defensive board | 24-10 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Warren Williams | 26-10 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Thomas Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 26-10 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams snags the defensive board | 26-10 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Warren Williams | 29-10 |
| 05:46 | Samford | The jump hook by Aaron Wickline is blocked by Sanford Stewart | 29-10 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman gets the rebound | 29-10 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Paul | 32-10 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Ronald Paul steps in front of the Tom Lobb pass | 32-10 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tom Lobb - foul #1 on Tom Lobb, team foul #9 | 32-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG), Jack Banks (SF), Jack Alexander (PF), Ervin Newsome (C) Drew Whisman, William Justis, Warren Williams, Sanford Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Short (PG), Jess Rivenberg (SF), James Dalegowski (PF), Wilfredo Lopez (C) Chris Abad, Tom Lobb, Thomas Anderson, Aaron Wickline | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul makes the 1st free throw | 33-10 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 33-10 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez gets the rebound | 33-10 |
| 04:41 | Samford | James Dalegowski is hacked by Jack Banks - foul #1 on Jack Banks, team foul #3 | 33-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Justis (SG) Ronald Paul | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:25 | Samford | Frank Short clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-10 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett gets the rebound | 33-10 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Justis | 35-10 |
| 03:40 | Samford | James Dalegowski travels with the ball | 35-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Ronald Paul (SF) Joseph Ellett, Jack Banks | |
| Subs | Samford | James Jones (PG), Jonathan Hypes (SG), Tom Lobb (C) Frank Short, David Credle, Wilfredo Lopez | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Justis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Paul (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jack Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ervin Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hypes (fresh) SF - Jess Rivenberg (fresh) PF - James Dalegowski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tom Lobb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Tom Lobb - foul #2 on Tom Lobb, team foul #10 | 35-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns (SG) William Justis | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 36-10 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 37-10 |
| 03:07 | Samford | Tom Lobb misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Paul - foul #1 on Ronald Paul, team foul #4 | 37-10 |
| 03:07 | Samford | Tom Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 37-11 |
| 03:07 | Samford | Tom Lobb misses the 2nd free throw | 37-11 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander gets the rebound | 37-11 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-11 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes grabs the board | 37-11 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Jack Alexander takes the ball from Jess Rivenberg | 37-11 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome drills a jumper near the basket set up by Mark Stearns | 39-11 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Hypes | 39-13 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Stearns | 42-13 |
| 01:52 | Samford | James Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-13 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul pulls down the rebound | 42-13 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | James Jones steals the ball from Drew Whisman | 42-13 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Tom Lobb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-13 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns gets the rebound | 42-13 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Paul | 44-13 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Tom Lobb misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-13 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes grabs the offensive board | 44-13 |
| 00:33 | Samford | James Dalegowski is hacked by Jack Alexander - foul #1 on Jack Alexander, team foul #5 | 44-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG), Jack Banks (SF), Warren Williams (PF), Sanford Stewart (C) Drew Whisman, Ronald Paul, Jack Alexander, Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), David Credle (SG), Wilfredo Lopez (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF), Aaron Wickline (C) James Jones, Jonathan Hypes, Jess Rivenberg, James Dalegowski, Tom Lobb | |
| 00:19 | Samford | David Credle misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-13 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett pulls down the rebound | 44-13 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett misses the lay-in | 44-13 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett gets the offensive rebound | 44-13 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart is fouled on the floor by David Credle - foul #2 on David Credle, team foul #11 | 44-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul (SF) Jack Banks | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 45-13 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-13 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 46-13 |