| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Pecoraro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sergei Zurowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Morris (fresh) C - Byron Boyle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thad Burchette (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Shawn Sink inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Samford | Scott Pierce drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Lloyd Murdock | 26-39 |
| 19:49 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hall steals it from Michael Sparks in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Scott Pierce comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-39 |
| 19:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Murdock | 26-39 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses the easy layup | 26-39 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Kentucky | George Morris double dribbles | 26-39 |
| 18:45 | Samford | David Hall misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 26-39 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Scott Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by David Hall | 26-41 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle's floater is tipped away by Lloyd Murdock | 26-41 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Scott Pierce pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Shawn Sink scores on a runner in the lane | 26-43 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Thad Burchette is called for the reach on Walter Pecoraro - foul #3 on Thad Burchette, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (SG) Thad Burchette | |
| 17:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Pete Chandler is called for the reach on Michael Sparks - foul #2 on Pete Chandler, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Gilmore (C) Lloyd Murdock | |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Walter Pecoraro | 29-43 |
| 16:52 | Samford | David Hall can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-43 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Morris | 29-43 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Pete Chandler blows the layup | 32-43 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Kentucky | George Morris grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Sparks | 34-43 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore loses the dribble to Walter Pecoraro | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Pecoraro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Zurowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Morris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Byron Boyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Scott Pierce pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:30 | Samford | David Hall misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Pete Chandler hits the follow up shot | 34-45 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses long on a jumper from close range | 34-45 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Kentucky | George Morris pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-45 |
| 14:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Shawn Sink | 34-45 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Byron Boyle - foul #2 on Byron Boyle, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thad Burchette (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Lloyd Murdock (C) David Hall, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce | |
| 14:27 | Samford | Duane Holloman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Austin (PF) George Morris | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Dejesus (PF) Joseph Gilmore | |
| 14:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Pete Chandler is hacked by Ben Austin - foul #1 on Ben Austin, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega (PG) Pete Chandler | |
| 13:27 | Samford | Thad Burchette is denied on a layup by Byron Boyle | 36-45 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Michael Dejesus tips it home | 36-47 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Walter Pecoraro | 39-47 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock travels with the ball | 39-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Morris (PF) Ben Austin | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF) Jefferson Escarcega, Duane Holloman, Michael Dejesus | |
| 12:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Thad Burchette hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Hall | 39-49 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Pecoraro (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Zurowski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Byron Boyle (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thad Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Samford | George Morris is called for the reach on Scott Pierce - foul #1 on George Morris, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (SG), Joseph Gilmore (C) Thad Burchette, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 11:23 | Samford | Shawn Sink is hacked by Walter Pecoraro - foul #2 on Walter Pecoraro, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Austin (PF) George Morris | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:04 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ben Austin - foul #2 on Ben Austin, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Austin scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Walter Pecoraro | 41-50 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Pete Chandler is fouled on the floor by Byron Boyle - foul #3 on Byron Boyle, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thad Burchette (SG) David Hall | |
| 10:17 | Samford | Shawn Sink connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Thad Burchette | 41-52 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Walter Pecoraro | 43-52 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Pete Chandler | 43-55 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-55 |
| 09:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 43-55 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Byron Boyle steals it from Joseph Gilmore | 43-55 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Sparks | 45-55 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Shawn Sink can't finish the layup | 45-55 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Sink - foul #1 on Shawn Sink, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Kistner (SG) Ben Austin | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Michael Dejesus (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Pete Chandler, Thad Burchette, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce, Joseph Gilmore | |
| 08:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Michael Dejesus connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jefferson Escarcega | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Kistner (fresh) SF - Sergei Zurowski (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Pecoraro (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Byron Boyle (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jefferson Escarcega (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Holloman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Duane Holloman gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Duane Holloman is fouled on the floor by Sergei Zurowski - foul #3 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Morris (PF) Christopher Kistner | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:26 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 06:48 | Samford | David Hall buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jefferson Escarcega | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks is fouled on the floor by David Hall - foul #2 on David Hall, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thad Burchette (SG), Joseph Gilmore (PF) Jefferson Escarcega, Michael Dejesus | |
| 06:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Duane Holloman steps in front of the George Morris pass | 46-62 |
| 06:23 | Samford | David Hall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Duane Holloman | 46-64 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle is denied on a layup by Joseph Gilmore | 46-64 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:44 | Samford | Walter Pecoraro is called for the reach on David Hall - foul #3 on Walter Pecoraro, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF) Duane Holloman, Joseph Gilmore | |
| 05:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-64 |
| 05:44 | Samford | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:44 | Samford | David Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Morris | 48-65 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks blows the layup | 48-65 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Thad Burchette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Shawn Sink grabs the offensive board | 48-65 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Shawn Sink connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by David Hall and he's fouled by George Morris - foul #2 on George Morris, team foul #9 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson (PG) Michael Sparks | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Joseph Gilmore (PF), Duane Holloman (C) David Hall, Thad Burchette, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 04:30 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses the free throw | 48-67 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Pete Chandler - foul #3 on Pete Chandler, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Sparks (PG) George Morris | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Dejesus (C) Shawn Sink | |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Pete Chandler | 49-69 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle misses the easy layup | 49-69 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Pecoraro grabs the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Sparks (tiring) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Pecoraro (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sergei Zurowski (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Byron Boyle (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jefferson Escarcega (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Holloman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Walter Pecoraro is denied by Joseph Gilmore | 49-69 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle gets the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-69 |
| 03:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Dejesus | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Samford | Pete Chandler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jefferson Escarcega | 49-71 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-71 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Pete Chandler gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Pete Chandler and he's fouled by Sergei Zurowski - foul #4 on Sergei Zurowski, team foul #10 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Morris (PF) Michael Sparks | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:17 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the free throw | 49-74 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Sergei Zurowski loses the dribble to Pete Chandler | 49-74 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Michael Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 49-74 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Kentucky | George Morris grabs the board | 49-74 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gilmore steals the ball from Sergei Zurowski | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Samford | Michael Dejesus loses the ball out of bounds | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Byron Boyle is denied on a layup by Joseph Gilmore | 49-74 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 49-74 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Duane Holloman comes up short on the floater from the right block | 49-74 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore tips it home | 49-76 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Timothy Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-76 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore grabs the board | 49-76 |