| Lineup | Samford | PG - Noah Herb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Bickel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Madden (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sergei Zbinden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - William Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Emery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Wainscott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Love (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Eric Madden inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Samford | William Roberts steals it from Eric Madden | 31-28 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Roberts | 31-30 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Noah Herb misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sergei Zbinden - foul #2 on Sergei Zbinden, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Myron Fleming is hacked by Jonathan Love - foul #2 on Jonathan Love, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:40 | Samford | William Roberts is called for the reach on Sergei Zbinden - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 18:23 | Samford | Noah Herb is denied on a layup by Jonathan Love | 31-31 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts misses long on a shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Eric Madden gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Allen Bickel makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love blows the layup but he's fouled by Noah Herb - foul #1 on Noah Herb, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Shawn Otzweiler (PF) Kevin Wainscott | |
| 17:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Noah Herb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Roberts | 34-35 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Eric Madden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-35 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Noah Herb is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Noah Herb, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Thompson (PG), Max Cohen (SG), Harold Wong (SF), James Scroggins (PF), Gary Sullivan (C) Noah Herb, Allen Bickel, Eric Madden, Sergei Zbinden, Myron Fleming | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Neal (PG), George Grainger (SG), Mike McDaniel (SF), Kevin Wainscott (PF), Arthur Kleist (C) William Roberts, Harold Emery, Christopher Moore, Shawn Otzweiler, Jonathan Love | |
| 16:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Kleist misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Sullivan - foul #1 on Gary Sullivan, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Kleist misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Kleist makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:56 | Samford | James Scroggins loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Max Cohen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Wong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Scroggins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - George Neal (fresh) SG - George Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike McDaniel (fresh) PF - Kevin Wainscott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Kleist (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott slams it home set up by Mike McDaniel | 34-38 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Gary Sullivan hits a floater near the basket | 36-38 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Kentucky | George Neal drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Grainger | 36-41 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Max Cohen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Kleist | 36-41 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Kentucky | George Grainger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Mike McDaniel gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Harold Wong - foul #1 on Harold Wong, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Noah Herb (PG), Allen Bickel (SG), Eric Madden (SF), Sergei Zbinden (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Ronald Thompson, Max Cohen, Harold Wong, James Scroggins, Gary Sullivan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts (PG), Harold Emery (SG), Christopher Moore (SF), Jonathan Love (C) George Neal, George Grainger, Mike McDaniel, Arthur Kleist | |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Eric Madden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathan Love | 36-41 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Moore | 36-44 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Myron Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-44 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Myron Fleming snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Allen Bickel knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Roberts | 38-46 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Allen Bickel and the foul's on Jonathan Love - foul #3 on Jonathan Love, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Max Cohen (SG) Allen Bickel | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Grainger (SG), Shawn Otzweiler (PF) Harold Emery, Kevin Wainscott | |
| 12:36 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 41-46 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Noah Herb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Cohen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Madden (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sergei Zbinden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - William Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Otzweiler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jonathan Love (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Samford | Eric Madden makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Noah Herb | 43-48 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Kentucky | George Grainger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Myron Fleming gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Max Cohen is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Thompson (PG), Allen Bickel (SG), Harold Wong (SF), James Scroggins (PF), Gary Sullivan (C) Noah Herb, Max Cohen, Eric Madden, Sergei Zbinden, Myron Fleming | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery (SG), Mike McDaniel (SF), Arthur Kleist (C) George Grainger, Christopher Moore, Jonathan Love | |
| 10:36 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Gary Sullivan drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Scroggins | 45-51 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Neal (PG) William Roberts | |
| 10:03 | Samford | Gary Sullivan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | George Neal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Harold Wong pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:48 | Samford | George Neal steals it from Ronald Thompson in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Mike McDaniel misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Wong - foul #2 on Harold Wong, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Fleming (C) Harold Wong | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott (PF) Shawn Otzweiler | |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Mike McDaniel misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Mike McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Ronald Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Noah Herb (PG), Eric Madden (SF) Ronald Thompson, Gary Sullivan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts (PG), Christopher Moore (SF) George Neal, Mike McDaniel | |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | James Scroggins is called for the reach on Kevin Wainscott - foul #2 on James Scroggins, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Max Cohen (SG), Sergei Zbinden (PF) Allen Bickel, James Scroggins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Grainger (SG), Jonathan Love (C) Harold Emery, Arthur Kleist | |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Eric Madden connects on the floater from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love knocks in the shot near the basket | 50-56 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Christopher Moore picks off the pass by Eric Madden | 50-56 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore lays it in | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Noah Herb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max Cohen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sergei Zbinden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - William Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Wainscott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Love (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Samford | Myron Fleming clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Wainscott | 50-58 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Noah Herb - foul #3 on Noah Herb, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Thompson (PG), Allen Bickel (SG), Harold Wong (SF), James Scroggins (PF), Gary Sullivan (C) Noah Herb, Max Cohen, Eric Madden, Sergei Zbinden, Myron Fleming | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery (SG), Shawn Otzweiler (PF), Arthur Kleist (C) George Grainger, Kevin Wainscott, Jonathan Love | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Gary Sullivan gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Shawn Otzweiler is called for the reach on Ronald Thompson - foul #2 on Shawn Otzweiler, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Neal (PG) William Roberts | |
| 06:29 | Samford | James Scroggins's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Kleist | 50-58 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 06:22 | Samford | James Scroggins grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Arthur Kleist denies the turnaround by Ronald Thompson | 50-58 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Allen Bickel tips it home | 52-58 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | James Scroggins steps in front of the George Neal pass | 52-58 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Gary Sullivan connects on the shot from the left side | 54-58 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Bickel is called for the reach on Harold Emery - foul #3 on Allen Bickel, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Noah Herb (PG), Eric Madden (SF), Sergei Zbinden (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Ronald Thompson, Harold Wong, James Scroggins, Gary Sullivan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts (PG), Mike McDaniel (SF), Jonathan Love (C) George Neal, Christopher Moore, Arthur Kleist | |
| 05:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Max Cohen (SG) Allen Bickel | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Grainger (SG), Kevin Wainscott (PF) Harold Emery, Shawn Otzweiler | |
| 04:30 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Myron Fleming's pass is intercepted by Kevin Wainscott | 54-58 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike McDaniel | 54-60 |
| 03:27 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mike McDaniel | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Noah Herb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Max Cohen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sergei Zbinden (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - William Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike McDaniel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Wainscott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Love (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Max Cohen takes the ball from George Grainger | 54-60 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Myron Fleming knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-60 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Allen Bickel (SG) Max Cohen | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery (SG), Christopher Moore (SF) George Grainger, Mike McDaniel | |
| 02:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Noah Herb - foul #4 on Noah Herb, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:35 | Samford | Eric Madden is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Love - foul #4 on Jonathan Love, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Myron Fleming tips it back up and in | 59-62 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Myron Fleming grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Noah Herb is hacked by Kevin Wainscott - foul #2 on Kevin Wainscott, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| 01:26 | Samford | Eric Madden loses the ball out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love banks in the layup | 59-64 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Eric Madden is fouled on the floor by Christopher Moore - foul #1 on Christopher Moore, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Eric Madden misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Wainscott connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Emery | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Noah Herb misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Noah Herb misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Noah Herb makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Noah Herb makes the 3rd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore is hacked by Noah Herb in the backcourt - foul #5 on Noah Herb, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Thompson (PG) Noah Herb | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Grainger (SG), Shawn Otzweiler (PF) Harold Emery, Kevin Wainscott | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Myron Fleming gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Allen Bickel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on George Grainger - foul #1 on George Grainger, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Emery (SG), Kevin Wainscott (PF) George Grainger, Shawn Otzweiler | |
| 00:17 | Samford | Allen Bickel misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Allen Bickel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Allen Bickel misses the 3rd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love is hacked by Ronald Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Thompson, team foul #12 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Grainger (SG) Harold Emery | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Love misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Myron Fleming misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden grabs the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Jonathan Love picks off the pass by Sergei Zbinden | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Thompson is called for the reach on William Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Thompson, team foul #13 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Shawn Otzweiler (PF) Kevin Wainscott | |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Eric Madden can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-69 |