| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Bonomo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harry House (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kent Jones (fresh) PF - George Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Reiss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Rory Frederick inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Rory Frederick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-42 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Michael Hobbs's fadeaway is rejected by George Harris | 33-42 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Rory Frederick tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Rory Frederick steps in front of the George Harris pass | 33-44 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Rory Frederick gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Luis Fickes is fouled on the floor by James Reiss - foul #1 on James Reiss, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas (SG) Harry House | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:41 | Samford | The jump hook by Robert Ennis is blocked by George Harris | 33-44 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Rory Frederick grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 17:12 | Samford | The jump hook by Luis Fickes is blocked by James Reiss | 33-44 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Harris | 33-44 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas connects on the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Nicholas Harmon - foul #2 on Nicholas Harmon, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Heiden (SG), Marvin Kelly (SF), Stephen Brown (PF), Ben Leist (C) Alonzo Bonomo, Kent Jones, George Harris, James Reiss | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF), James Lindsey (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Rory Frederick, Luis Fickes | |
| 16:54 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Nathan Tyler drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jess Mace | 36-47 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist scores on a shot from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Timothy Leitner drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Tyler and he's hacked by Larry Heiden - foul #3 on Larry Heiden, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House (SG) Larry Heiden | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Lon Tamplin (C) Jess Mace, Robert Ennis | |
| 16:13 | Samford | Timothy Leitner makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Brown lays it in on a great pass from John Douglas and the foul's on Nicholas Harmon - foul #3 on Nicholas Harmon, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alonzo Bonomo (PG) John Douglas | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Hobbs (SG), Luis Fickes (C) Timothy Leitner, Lon Tamplin | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Brown makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Bonomo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Harry House (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Leist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nathan Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Samford | James Lindsey comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Marvin Kelly - foul #2 on Marvin Kelly, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss (C) Ben Leist | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:35 | Samford | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 15:35 | Samford | James Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Hobbs picks off the pass by Marvin Kelly | 41-51 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Luis Fickes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 15:01 | Samford | James Lindsey tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Luis Fickes pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:19 | Samford | The short jumper by James Lindsey is denied by James Reiss | 41-53 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Kelly grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Kelly scores on a runner from the baseline | 43-53 |
| 13:53 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Harmon is blocked by James Reiss | 43-53 |
| 13:51 | Samford | James Lindsey tips it back up and in | 43-55 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alonzo Bonomo | 46-55 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hobbs | 46-58 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Alonzo Bonomo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-58 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Nathan Tyler misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-58 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Alonzo Bonomo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss scores on a runner near the basket | 48-58 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Marvin Kelly takes the ball from Nathan Tyler | 48-58 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Kelly comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 11:50 | Samford | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Nathan Tyler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Bonomo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry House (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Reiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Tyler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Brown hits a turnaround from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Michael Hobbs misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Harry House - foul #1 on Harry House, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas (PG), Larry Heiden (SG), Kent Jones (SF), George Harris (PF), Ben Leist (C) Alonzo Bonomo, Harry House, Marvin Kelly, Stephen Brown, James Reiss | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Rory Frederick (SF), Robert Ennis (PF), Lon Tamplin (C) Nicholas Harmon, Nathan Tyler, James Lindsey, Luis Fickes | |
| 11:06 | Samford | Michael Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Michael Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 10:48 | Samford | Robert Ennis grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Lon Tamplin drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jess Mace | 50-62 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Rory Frederick is called for the reach on Larry Heiden - foul #1 on Rory Frederick, team foul #3 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Leitner (SG) Michael Hobbs | |
| 10:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist buries a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Ennis - foul #1 on Robert Ennis, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Robert Ennis is fouled on the floor by Larry Heiden - foul #4 on Larry Heiden, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short (SG) Larry Heiden | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:46 | Samford | Robert Ennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| 09:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short loses the ball out of bounds | 53-62 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Timothy Leitner hits a jumper from close range set up by Jess Mace and he's hacked by Vernon Short - foul #1 on Vernon Short, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Timothy Leitner makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-65 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas gets the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rory Frederick - foul #2 on Rory Frederick, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alonzo Bonomo (PG) John Douglas | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilbur Wilson (C) Lon Tamplin | |
| 08:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Timothy Leitner makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jess Mace | 55-67 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Alonzo Bonomo knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Vernon Short | 57-67 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Rory Frederick drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jess Mace | 57-69 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist drills a fadeaway from the right block | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Bonomo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Short (fresh) SF - Kent Jones (fairly fresh) PF - George Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Leist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jess Mace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Leitner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rory Frederick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Ennis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilbur Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Samford | Rory Frederick can't finish the layup | 59-69 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Jess Mace snags the offensive board | 59-69 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Timothy Leitner is fouled on the floor by Vernon Short - foul #2 on Vernon Short, team foul #7 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas (PG), Larry Heiden (SG), Marvin Kelly (SF), Stephen Brown (PF), James Reiss (C) Alonzo Bonomo, Vernon Short, Kent Jones, George Harris, Ben Leist | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), James Lindsey (PF), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis, Wilbur Wilson | |
| 06:42 | Samford | Timothy Leitner misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stephen Brown | 59-69 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Kelly misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Nicholas Harmon - foul #4 on Nicholas Harmon, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SF) Timothy Leitner | |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Luis Fickes banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Harmon and he's fouled by Larry Heiden - foul #5 on Larry Heiden, team foul #8 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House (SG) Larry Heiden | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:05 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the free throw | 61-72 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Brown comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 61-72 |
| 05:43 | Samford | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Luis Fickes is hacked by Harry House - foul #2 on Harry House, team foul #9 | 61-72 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Luis Fickes misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Kelly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss tips it in | 63-72 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Luis Fickes is called for traveling | 63-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alonzo Bonomo (PG) Harry House | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Ennis (PF) James Lindsey | |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Stephen Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 63-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris (PF) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:48 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by George Harris is blocked by Robert Ennis | 63-72 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas tips it home | 65-72 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Michael Hobbs double dribbles | 65-72 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss misses the lay-in | 65-72 |
| 04:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luis Fickes | 65-72 |
| 04:02 | Samford | Michael Hobbs scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-74 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-74 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris snags the offensive board | 65-74 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-74 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Kelly hits the follow up shot | 67-74 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Robert Ennis's fadeaway is rejected by James Reiss | 67-74 |
| 03:15 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ennis | 67-74 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Bonomo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Reiss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Tyler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Fickes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Samford | Nathan Tyler's floater is tipped away by Marvin Kelly | 67-74 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-74 |
| 02:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Hobbs | 67-74 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Robert Ennis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Ennis, team foul #7 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House (SG), Kent Jones (SF), Ben Leist (PF) John Douglas, Marvin Kelly, George Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Timothy Leitner (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), James Lindsey (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Nathan Tyler, Luis Fickes | |
| 02:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Leitner - foul #1 on Timothy Leitner, team foul #8 | 67-74 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ben Leist misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:25 | Samford | James Lindsey grabs the board | 68-74 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Robert Ennis drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-76 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Eastern Kentucky | James Reiss comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 68-76 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Robert Ennis snags the defensive board | 68-76 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris (PF) Ben Leist | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Timothy Leitner, James Lindsey | |
| 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) | |
| 01:27 | Samford | Luis Fickes scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rory Frederick | 68-78 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris misses the floater from the right block | 68-78 |
| 01:17 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rory Frederick | 68-78 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris loses the dribble to Michael Hobbs | 68-80 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Rory Frederick blows the layup | 68-80 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Robert Ennis grabs the offensive rebound | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by George Harris - foul #1 on George Harris, team foul #10 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas (PG), Vernon Short (SG), Chad McGarry (SF), Ben Leist (PF), Marvin Kelly (C) Alonzo Bonomo, Harry House, Kent Jones, George Harris, James Reiss | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF), James Lindsey (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Rory Frederick, Luis Fickes | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Kentucky | John Douglas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-81 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Robert Ennis snags the defensive board | 68-81 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jess Mace runs out the clock | 68-81 |