| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Steven Williams inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi misses the easy layup | 25-27 |
| 19:21 | Samford | David Nunes gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:17 | Samford | David Nunes is hacked by Richard Kennedy - foul #1 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Stanley Hart loses the dribble to Richard Kennedy | 25-27 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 19:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Nunes | 25-27 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel is hacked by Walter Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Cole, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Steven Williams is called for traveling | 25-27 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 18:12 | Samford | The short jumper by David Nunes is denied by Mwamba Alghamdi | 25-30 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Steven Williams tips it back up and in | 27-30 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Cole | 27-33 |
| 17:39 | Samford | David Nunes makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Steven Williams | 29-33 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro dunks the ball | 29-35 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG) Rosendo Esquivel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Makary Zegar (SF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul | |
| 16:27 | Samford | David Nunes lays it in | 31-35 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard Haley blocks the short jumper by Mwamba Alghamdi | 31-35 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Richard Haley pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Stanley Hart buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steven Williams | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 7 reb. C - David Nunes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Hart - foul #1 on Stanley Hart, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), John Pitt (SG), Jeremy Grabski (SF), Theodore Hitchcock (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Christopher Moore, Stanley Hart, Steven Williams, Richard Haley, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Walter Shapiro (C) Joseph Deltoro, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Grabski | 37-36 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 14:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Theodore Hitchcock | 37-36 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Haley (PF) Timothy Barras | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) Brandon Ludwig, Makary Zegar | |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Grabski steals the ball from Joseph Deltoro | 37-36 |
| 13:48 | Samford | The short jumper by Rosendo Esquivel is denied by Walter Shapiro | 37-36 |
| 13:46 | Samford | John Pitt can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Richard Haley makes the floater in the paint set up by Theodore Hitchcock and the foul's on Walter Shapiro - foul #1 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), Stanley Hart (SG), Steven Williams (SF), David Nunes (C) Rosendo Esquivel, John Pitt, Jeremy Grabski, Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul, Walter Shapiro | |
| 13:27 | Samford | Richard Haley makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-36 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Richard Haley grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 12:55 | Samford | David Nunes loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Hart takes the ball from Makary Zegar | 40-36 |
| 12:32 | Samford | Christopher Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stanley Hart | 42-36 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Kennedy - foul #2 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Theodore Hitchcock (PF) Christopher Moore, Richard Haley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Walter Shapiro (C) Joseph Deltoro, Makary Zegar, Richard Kennedy | |
| 11:52 | Samford | Stanley Hart makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Stanley Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi is whistled for a carry | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Nunes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Samford | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-36 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul misses long on a runner in the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Steven Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-36 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Haley (PF) Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) Brandon Ludwig, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 10:21 | Samford | Steven Williams clanks a shot from close range | 44-36 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Deltoro and he's fouled by Stanley Hart - foul #2 on Stanley Hart, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Grabski (SG) Stanley Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Richard Haley grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Richard Haley buries a shot in the lane | 46-38 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Grabski - foul #3 on Jeremy Grabski, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), John Pitt (SG), Theodore Hitchcock (C) Rosendo Esquivel, Steven Williams, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Makary Zegar (SF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul | |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Moore steps in front of the Richard Kennedy pass | 46-38 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Christopher Moore lays it up and in | 48-38 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst is called for 10 seconds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG) John Pitt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Walter Shapiro | |
| 08:43 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock clanks a jump hook in the lane | 48-38 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro blows the layup | 48-38 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Makary Zegar | 48-40 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Christopher Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christopher Moore, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Steven Williams (SF), David Nunes (C) Christopher Moore, Jeremy Grabski, Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF) James Ernst, Makary Zegar | |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-40 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Richard Haley gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Samford | Richard Haley misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-40 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Richard Haley hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Stanley Hart scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Williams | 53-43 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Richard Haley gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Stanley Hart drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul lays it up and in | 56-45 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Richard Kennedy is called for the reach on David Nunes - foul #3 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), Jeremy Grabski (SG), Theodore Hitchcock (PF) Rosendo Esquivel, Stanley Hart, Richard Haley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Brandon Ludwig (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), Makary Zegar (C) Walter Cole, Joseph Deltoro, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 05:24 | Samford | Steven Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst misses the floater from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar tips it in | 59-47 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Makary Zegar takes the ball from Christopher Moore | 59-47 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Christopher Moore snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:15 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 04:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeremy Grabski | 59-47 |
| 03:46 | Samford | The short jumper by Steven Williams is denied by Makary Zegar | 59-47 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst is fouled on the floor by Theodore Hitchcock - foul #3 on Theodore Hitchcock, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Stanley Hart (SG), Richard Haley (PF) Christopher Moore, Steven Williams, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Joseph Deltoro (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) James Ernst, Stephen Hanneman, Brandon Ludwig, Walter Shapiro, Makary Zegar | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Grabski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-49 |
| 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) | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Stanley Hart can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Cole - foul #3 on Walter Cole, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Barras (C) Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Stanley Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Deltoro | 60-51 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Williams (SF), David Nunes (C) Jeremy Grabski, Timothy Barras | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:10 | Samford | Richard Haley misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-51 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 01:46 | Samford | Richard Haley pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Richard Haley is called for traveling | 60-51 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Haley is called for the reach on Mwamba Alghamdi - foul #1 on Richard Haley, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro drills a floater from close range | 60-53 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Steven Williams travels with the ball | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi dunks the ball | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Samford | Joseph Deltoro is called for the reach on Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Deltoro, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Grabski (SG) Stanley Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:41 | Samford | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski is hacked by Walter Cole in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Cole, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Samford | John Pitt (PG), Stanley Hart (SG) Rosendo Esquivel, Richard Haley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Cole | 64-61 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Cole - foul #5 on Walter Cole, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG) Walter Cole | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| 00:06 | Samford | David Nunes is hacked by Brandon Ludwig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| 00:06 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul is called for traveling | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | John Pitt runs out the clock | 67-61 |