| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Marin Fijalkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daron Mireles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Bernardo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell McCollister (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Bernardo inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Samford | William Bernardo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-34 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Douglas Balducci | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Jeffrey Reynolds is blocked by Mitchell McCollister | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Mitchell McCollister - foul #1 on Mitchell McCollister, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Corey Ensley (SG), Ivan Iwanowski (PF), Lucio Hernandez (C) Marin Fijalkowski, William Wright, Jeffrey Reynolds, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:01 | Samford | William Bernardo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Ensley gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Ensley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Olshefski | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski (PG), William Wright (SG), Mark Boe (SF), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Daron Mireles (C) Gary Olshefski, Corey Ensley, Douglas Balducci, Ivan Iwanowski, Lucio Hernandez | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe scores on a runner in the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daron Mireles | 37-34 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Marin Fijalkowski | 39-34 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Mitchell McCollister is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Corey Ensley (SG), Douglas Balducci (SF), Ivan Iwanowski (PF) Marin Fijalkowski, William Wright, Mark Boe, Jeffrey Reynolds | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:31 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Daron Mireles is blocked by William Bernardo | 39-34 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci can't tip it in | 39-34 |
| 17:28 | Samford | Robert Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Mitchell McCollister misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-34 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daron Mireles | 41-34 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 41-34 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Mitchell McCollister snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Paul Rogers banks in the layup set up by Mitchell McCollister | 41-36 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles clanks a shot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Mitchell McCollister gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Ensley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Iwanowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daron Mireles (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Bernardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell McCollister (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Samford | Paul Rogers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Ensley hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Mitchell McCollister hits a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Daron Mireles - foul #1 on Daron Mireles, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski (PG), William Wright (SG), Mark Boe (SF), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Robert Elliott (C) Gary Olshefski, Corey Ensley, Douglas Balducci, Ivan Iwanowski, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Reaves (PG), George Creekmore (SG), Richard Aubuchon (SF), Nick Edwards (C) Nicholas Thompson, Paul Rogers, William Bernardo, Robert Morris | |
| 14:57 | Samford | Mitchell McCollister makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Reaves steals it from Marin Fijalkowski | 43-42 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Richard Aubuchon blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 14:37 | Samford | Richard Aubuchon tips it in | 43-44 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Elliott | 43-44 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Elliott double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lucio Hernandez (C) Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Samford | John Dean (SG) Mitchell McCollister | |
| 13:50 | Samford | Jeffrey Reynolds steals the ball from Richard Aubuchon | 43-44 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Kentucky | George Creekmore steps in front of the Lucio Hernandez pass | 43-44 |
| 13:37 | Samford | George Creekmore hits the finger roll | 43-46 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright makes the 3 from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Donald Reaves is fouled on the floor by Marin Fijalkowski - foul #1 on Marin Fijalkowski, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Elliott (C) Lucio Hernandez | |
| Subs | Samford | William Bernardo (SF), Robert Morris (PF) John Dean, Richard Aubuchon | |
| 12:50 | Samford | George Creekmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 12:48 | Samford | William Bernardo tips it home | 46-48 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds is hacked by Robert Morris - foul #2 on Robert Morris, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci (SF), Daron Mireles (C) Mark Boe, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Rogers (SG), Brian Gaymon (C) George Creekmore, Nick Edwards | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Brian Gaymon snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Paul Rogers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe (SF) Douglas Balducci | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Thompson (PG) Donald Reaves | |
| 11:42 | Samford | Robert Morris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Reynolds - foul #2 on Jeffrey Reynolds, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Corey Ensley (SG), Douglas Balducci (SF), Ivan Iwanowski (PF) Marin Fijalkowski, William Wright, Mark Boe, Jeffrey Reynolds | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:42 | Samford | Robert Morris makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Robert Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Ensley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Iwanowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daron Mireles (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Bernardo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gaymon (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci drills a turnaround from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Brian Gaymon misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Ensley snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Nicholas Thompson picks off the pass by Ivan Iwanowski | 48-49 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Robert Morris drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicholas Thompson | 48-51 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Morris is called for the reach on Daron Mireles - foul #3 on Robert Morris, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski (PG), William Wright (SG), Mark Boe (SF), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Lucio Hernandez (C) Gary Olshefski, Corey Ensley, Douglas Balducci, Ivan Iwanowski, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Reaves (SG), George Creekmore (SF), Nick Edwards (C) Paul Rogers, William Bernardo, Brian Gaymon | |
| 10:21 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Marin Fijalkowski | 53-51 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Nick Edwards misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-51 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mark Boe | 53-51 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Creekmore - foul #1 on George Creekmore, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles (C) Lucio Hernandez | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Rogers (SG), William Bernardo (SF), Richard Aubuchon (PF) Nicholas Thompson, George Creekmore, Robert Morris | |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Paul Rogers snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Paul Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Corey Ensley (SG), Douglas Balducci (SF), Ivan Iwanowski (PF), Robert Elliott (C) Marin Fijalkowski, William Wright, Mark Boe, Jeffrey Reynolds, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:36 | Samford | William Bernardo's pass is intercepted by Douglas Balducci | 54-51 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski hits the finger roll | 56-51 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Richard Aubuchon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 56-51 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Nick Edwards snags the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 07:42 | Samford | The short jumper by Richard Aubuchon is denied by Robert Elliott | 56-51 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Richard Aubuchon gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Ensley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Iwanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Reaves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Bernardo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Aubuchon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Samford | Paul Rogers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Elliott - foul #1 on Robert Elliott, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski (PG), William Wright (SG), Mark Boe (SF), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Daron Mireles (C) Gary Olshefski, Corey Ensley, Douglas Balducci, Ivan Iwanowski, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Thompson (PG), George Creekmore (SF), Robert Morris (PF), Mitchell McCollister (C) Donald Reaves, William Bernardo, Richard Aubuchon, Nick Edwards | |
| 07:29 | Samford | Paul Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Paul Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-53 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Mitchell McCollister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Dean (SG) Paul Rogers | |
| 06:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles buries a floater from the left side | 58-53 |
| 06:25 | Samford | John Dean comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-53 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 06:12 | Samford | John Dean grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:50 | Samford | George Creekmore is whistled for a carry | 58-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Corey Ensley (SG), Douglas Balducci (SF), Ivan Iwanowski (PF) Marin Fijalkowski, William Wright, Mark Boe, Jeffrey Reynolds | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Reaves (PG), William Bernardo (SF) Nicholas Thompson, John Dean | |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski is hacked by George Creekmore - foul #2 on George Creekmore, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski (PG), William Wright (SG), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF) Gary Olshefski, Corey Ensley, Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Rogers (SG) George Creekmore | |
| 05:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci drills a floater from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 05:19 | Samford | Robert Morris buries a driving attempt in the paint | 60-55 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Corey Ensley (SG), Ivan Iwanowski (PF), Lucio Hernandez (C) Marin Fijalkowski, William Wright, Jeffrey Reynolds, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Samford | Nick Edwards (C) Mitchell McCollister | |
| 04:32 | Samford | Donald Reaves scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Morris | 60-58 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Corey Ensley | 62-58 |
| 04:02 | Samford | Paul Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Nick Edwards can't tip it in | 62-58 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Kentucky | William Bernardo takes the ball from Lucio Hernandez | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Ensley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ivan Iwanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucio Hernandez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Reaves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Bernardo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nick Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Samford | William Bernardo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Morris and the foul's on Ivan Iwanowski - foul #2 on Ivan Iwanowski, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski (PG), William Wright (SG), Mark Boe (SF), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Daron Mireles (C) Gary Olshefski, Corey Ensley, Douglas Balducci, Ivan Iwanowski, Lucio Hernandez | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Thompson (PG), George Creekmore (SG), Richard Aubuchon (PF), Mitchell McCollister (C) Donald Reaves, Paul Rogers, Robert Morris, Nick Edwards | |
| 03:17 | Samford | William Bernardo makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe buries a turnaround from close range | 64-61 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Mitchell McCollister is denied on a layup by Daron Mireles | 64-61 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marin Fijalkowski | 66-61 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Rogers (SG), Robert Morris (PF), Nick Edwards (C) George Creekmore, Richard Aubuchon, Mitchell McCollister | |
| 02:24 | Samford | William Bernardo buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Rogers | 66-63 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Robert Morris - foul #4 on Robert Morris, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci (SF) Mark Boe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 01:35 | Samford | William Bernardo misses the floater from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Rogers - foul #1 on Paul Rogers, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Robert Morris pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Balducci - foul #2 on Douglas Balducci, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daron Mireles - foul #2 on Daron Mireles, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Rogers is called for the reach on William Wright - foul #2 on Paul Rogers, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nick Edwards | 68-65 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Robert Morris makes the jumper from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci misses the lay-in | 68-67 |
| 00:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Morris | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Nick Edwards travels with the ball | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Thompson - foul #2 on Nicholas Thompson, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Marin Fijalkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Daron Mireles (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bernardo (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nick Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Samford | Nick Edwards wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Samford | Nick Edwards is fouled on the floor by Daron Mireles - foul #3 on Daron Mireles, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Corey Ensley (SG), Mark Boe (SF), Ivan Iwanowski (PF), Robert Elliott (C) Marin Fijalkowski, William Wright, Douglas Balducci, Jeffrey Reynolds, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:36 | Samford | Nick Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Nick Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Ensley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski snags the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Ensley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Olshefski | 73-71 |
| 04:02 | Samford | Nicholas Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-71 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Ensley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-71 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Robert Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Robert Morris is called for a charge - foul #5 on Robert Morris, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles (C) Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Aubuchon (PF) Robert Morris | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles's floater is tipped away by Richard Aubuchon | 73-71 |
| 03:24 | Samford | William Bernardo grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Gary Olshefski steals the ball from Nick Edwards | 73-71 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-71 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Ensley grabs the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 73-71 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski snags the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gary Olshefski and he's hacked by Richard Aubuchon - foul #2 on Richard Aubuchon, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci (SF) Mark Boe | |
| Subs | Samford | Mitchell McCollister (C) Nick Edwards | |
| 02:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles makes the free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe (SF), Robert Elliott (C) Douglas Balducci, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:33 | Samford | Richard Aubuchon lays it in on a nice dish by William Bernardo | 76-73 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Elliott is fouled on the floor by Mitchell McCollister - foul #2 on Mitchell McCollister, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski (PG), William Wright (SG), Douglas Balducci (SF), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF) Gary Olshefski, Corey Ensley, Mark Boe, Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Samford | Nick Edwards (C) Mitchell McCollister | |
| 02:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Nick Edwards clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Robert Elliott - foul #2 on Robert Elliott, team foul #9 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles (C) Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:04 | Samford | Nick Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Nick Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles blows the layup | 78-74 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Nick Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 01:37 | Samford | William Bernardo hits a driving attempt in the paint | 78-76 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 78-76 |
| 01:18 | Samford | William Bernardo grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 01:07 | Samford | William Bernardo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-76 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daron Mireles | 78-76 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Fijalkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-76 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Nick Edwards lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Rogers | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Marin Fijalkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Daron Mireles (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bernardo (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Aubuchon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Rogers steals it from Jeffrey Reynolds | 78-78 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Paul Rogers throws it down | 78-80 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds's floater is tipped away by Nick Edwards | 78-80 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Samford | Richard Aubuchon scores on a jump hook in the lane | 80-82 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright clanks a halfcourt shot | 80-82 |