| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Haczynski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Harp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Max Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eliseo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Lawrence (fresh) PF - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Roe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Russell Lawrence inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Russell Lawrence misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 19:40 | Samford | Max Anderson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Harold Harp comes up short on the floater from the left block | 31-32 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Harold Harp grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Max Anderson lays it in set up by Robert Haczynski | 33-32 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | David Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | David Davis gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Harold Harp - foul #2 on Harold Harp, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Max Anderson gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Harold Harp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Haczynski | 35-33 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | David Davis double dribbles | 35-33 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Eliseo Gallo steals it from Robert Haczynski | 35-33 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro lays it in on a great pass from Eliseo Gallo | 35-35 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Harold Harp misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-35 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Russell Lawrence banks in the layup on a great pass from Eliseo Gallo | 35-37 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Russell Lawrence is called for the reach on Harold Harp - foul #3 on Russell Lawrence, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (SG), Danny Webb (PF), Daniel Davenport (C) Andrew Nelson, Max Anderson, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa (SG), Victor Body (SF), Liang Chiou (PF), Melvin Booker (C) Joseph Deltoro, Russell Lawrence, David Davis, Claude Roe | |
| 16:33 | Samford | Robert Haczynski drills a 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa loses the dribble to Daniel Davenport | 38-37 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Danny Webb misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Harold Harp tips it home | 40-37 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Haczynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clarence Lema (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Harp (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eliseo Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Body (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Liang Chiou (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Booker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Danny Webb grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Daniel Davenport clanks a jump hook from the right block | 40-37 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Booker snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Liang Chiou misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 14:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Haczynski | 40-37 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Robert Haczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Victor Body | 40-37 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 14:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Danny Webb | 40-37 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Harold Harp is denied on a layup by Melvin Booker | 40-37 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eliseo Gallo | 40-37 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 13:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Daniel Davenport | 40-37 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Danny Webb is denied on a layup by Victor Body | 40-37 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Robert Haczynski pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Norberto Costa swats the short shot by Daniel Davenport | 40-37 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Liang Chiou pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Harold Harp steps in front of the Melvin Booker pass | 40-37 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Eliseo Gallo steps in front of the Robert Haczynski pass in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Victor Body can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Norberto Costa | 40-37 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Danny Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Harold Harp misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Liang Chiou - foul #1 on Liang Chiou, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Jae Mariano (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Max Anderson (PF), David Nunes (C) Robert Haczynski, Clarence Lema, Danny Webb, Daniel Davenport | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Bauer (PG), Joseph Deltoro (SG), Russell Lawrence (SF), David Davis (PF), Claude Roe (C) Eliseo Gallo, Norberto Costa, Victor Body, Liang Chiou, Melvin Booker | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Harold Harp makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Harold Harp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jae Mariano (fresh) SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Harp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Max Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kyle Bauer (fresh) SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Roe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Horne (SF) Harold Harp | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:38 | Samford | Jae Mariano's pass is intercepted by Joseph Deltoro | 42-37 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro jams it | 42-39 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Andrew Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | David Nunes steps in front of the Joseph Deltoro pass | 42-39 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Andrew Nelson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Bauer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Max Anderson grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Bryan Horne drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | David Davis buries a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Max Anderson - foul #3 on Max Anderson, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (PG), Alfred Jeske (SG) Jae Mariano, Andrew Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa (PG) Kyle Bauer | |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | David Davis makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:37 | Samford | David Davis is called for the reach on Alfred Jeske - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Harp (SF), Danny Webb (C) Bryan Horne, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Liang Chiou (C) Claude Roe | |
| 08:27 | Samford | Harold Harp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Lawrence - foul #4 on Russell Lawrence, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Davenport (C) Max Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Victor Body (SF) Russell Lawrence | |
| 08:27 | Samford | Harold Harp makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Harold Harp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alfred Jeske - foul #2 on Alfred Jeske, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Booker (C) David Davis | |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Alfred Jeske pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Clarence Lema hits a shot from the right side | 52-42 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Liang Chiou misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-42 |
| 07:27 | Samford | Daniel Davenport gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clarence Lema (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Jeske (fresh) SF - Harold Harp (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Body (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Liang Chiou (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Booker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Samford | Harold Harp lays it up and in on a great pass from Clarence Lema | 54-42 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Davenport swats the layup by Joseph Deltoro | 54-42 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Chiou | 54-42 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Danny Webb steps in front of the Melvin Booker pass | 54-42 |
| 06:33 | Samford | Harold Harp hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-42 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Victor Body pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Liang Chiou is whistled for traveling | 54-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Haczynski (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Max Anderson (PF), David Nunes (C) Clarence Lema, Alfred Jeske, Danny Webb, Daniel Davenport | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo (PG), Russell Lawrence (SF), David Davis (PF), Claude Roe (C) Norberto Costa, Joseph Deltoro, Liang Chiou, Melvin Booker | |
| 05:53 | Samford | David Nunes misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Claude Roe - foul #1 on Claude Roe, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| 05:53 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:53 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Russell Lawrence is hacked by David Nunes - foul #3 on David Nunes, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe lays it up and in set up by David Davis | 56-44 |
| 05:09 | Samford | David Nunes misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Claude Roe - foul #2 on Claude Roe, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Horne (SF) Harold Harp | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Davis (SG) Victor Body | |
| 05:09 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:09 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Robert Haczynski - foul #1 on Robert Haczynski, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Danny Webb (SF) Bryan Horne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa (SG) Joseph Davis | |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe loses the dribble to David Nunes | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Samford | Andrew Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Samford | The 3pt attempt by Andrew Nelson is denied by Norberto Costa | 58-47 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Claude Roe | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Haczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Max Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nunes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eliseo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Claude Roe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Lawrence | 58-49 |
| 02:52 | Samford | David Nunes misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 58-49 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-49 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Max Anderson grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Robert Haczynski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-49 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Andrew Nelson can't tip it in | 58-49 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Claude Roe pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Russell Lawrence connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Davis | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Samford | Robert Haczynski is fouled on the floor by Norberto Costa - foul #1 on Norberto Costa, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Harp (SF) Danny Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro (SG) Norberto Costa | |
| 01:34 | Samford | Robert Haczynski makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Robert Haczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Harold Harp grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Samford | Harold Harp knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | David Nunes swats the short shot by Joseph Deltoro | 62-51 |
| 00:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Max Anderson | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Andrew Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Russell Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro is hacked by Andrew Nelson - foul #3 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (PG), Alfred Jeske (SG), Bryan Horne (SF), Danny Webb (PF), Daniel Davenport (C) Robert Haczynski, Andrew Nelson, Harold Harp, Max Anderson, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norberto Costa (PG), Joseph Davis (SG), Victor Body (SF), Liang Chiou (PF), Melvin Booker (C) Eliseo Gallo, Joseph Deltoro, Russell Lawrence, David Davis, Claude Roe | |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Booker connects on the 3 from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Haczynski (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Harold Harp (SF), Max Anderson (PF), David Nunes (C) Clarence Lema, Alfred Jeske, Bryan Horne, Danny Webb, Daniel Davenport | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eliseo Gallo (PG), Joseph Deltoro (SG), Russell Lawrence (SF), David Davis (PF), Claude Roe (C) Norberto Costa, Joseph Davis, Victor Body, Liang Chiou, Melvin Booker | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Robert Haczynski runs out the clock | 62-54 |