| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dustin Richmond (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hawkins (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Geoffrey Topp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Alan Woodruff inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Alan Woodruff | 29-31 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Cusumano - foul #1 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Dustin Richmond is called for the reach on Lawrence Deatherage - foul #1 on Dustin Richmond, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage is hacked by Dustin Richmond - foul #2 on Dustin Richmond, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Geoffrey Topp - foul #3 on Geoffrey Topp, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (PG), Mark Pulliam (PF) Dustin Richmond, Geoffrey Topp | |
| 17:21 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Pulliam | 32-38 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 32-38 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 16:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Douglas | 32-38 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Robert Douglas connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Alan Woodruff | 34-38 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ron Reed | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Sean Cusumano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kenneth Cornett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ron Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pulliam (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG), John Deforge (SF), James Parker (PF), Julian Kennison (C) Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett, Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), Jason Brenner (SF), Geoffrey Topp (PF) John Hawkins, James Wells, Matthew Smith | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:44 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:44 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses the 3rd free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Reed | 35-44 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Pulliam - foul #1 on Mark Pulliam, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-44 |
| 14:44 | Samford | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 14:30 | Samford | The refs have stopped play. James Parker is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 36-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (PG), Billy Toledo (C) Lawrence Deatherage, James Parker | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McWalters (C) Mark Pulliam | |
| 14:16 | Samford | James Berlin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond's pass is intercepted by Dennis Romo in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Dennis Romo lays it up and in | 40-44 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Romo steals it from Dustin Richmond | 40-44 |
| 13:57 | Samford | John Deforge lays it up and in set up by Dennis Romo | 42-44 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 42-44 |
| 13:38 | Samford | James Berlin pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Julian Kennison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner is fouled on the floor by James Berlin - foul #1 on James Berlin, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), Robert Douglas (C) Dennis Romo, John Deforge, Julian Kennison | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton (PG), John Hawkins (SG), James Wells (SF), Mark Pulliam (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Dustin Richmond, Ron Reed, Jason Brenner, Geoffrey Topp, Dennis McWalters | |
| 12:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Woodruff | 42-44 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Billy Toledo grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Ricky Eaton takes the ball from Sean Cusumano | 42-44 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ricky Eaton | 42-47 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Robert Douglas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Berlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Woodruff (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Billy Toledo (fairly fresh) C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricky Eaton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hawkins (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pulliam (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 11:43 | Samford | Billy Toledo snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 11:22 | Samford | James Berlin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Hawkins - foul #1 on John Hawkins, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (PF) Billy Toledo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), Geoffrey Topp (PF) Ricky Eaton, Mark Pulliam | |
| 11:22 | Samford | James Berlin misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:22 | Samford | James Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins loses the dribble to Sean Cusumano | 43-47 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Sean Cusumano hits the finger roll | 45-47 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Sean Cusumano - foul #2 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG) James Berlin | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:36 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-49 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dustin Richmond | 47-51 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Robert Douglas | 49-51 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Deatherage - foul #1 on Lawrence Deatherage, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (SG), John Deforge (SF), Julian Kennison (C) Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff, Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (SG), Jason Brenner (SF), Mark Pulliam (PF), Dennis McWalters (C) John Hawkins, James Wells, Geoffrey Topp, Matthew Smith | |
| 09:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Julian Kennison pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:52 | Samford | John Deforge buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Romo | 52-51 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam is hacked by Kenneth Cornett - foul #3 on Kenneth Cornett, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG), Billy Toledo (C) Dennis Romo, Kenneth Cornett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton (PG) Dustin Richmond | |
| 08:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-51 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 15 pts. SG - James Berlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Deforge (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Julian Kennison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Billy Toledo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricky Eaton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Brenner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pulliam (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis McWalters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Billy Toledo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-51 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed buries a floater from the right wing set up by Ricky Eaton | 52-53 |
| 06:54 | Samford | James Berlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Mark Pulliam - foul #2 on Mark Pulliam, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), Kenneth Cornett (PF), Robert Douglas (C) Lawrence Deatherage, John Deforge, Julian Kennison, Billy Toledo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), John Hawkins (SG), James Wells (SF), Geoffrey Topp (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Ricky Eaton, Ron Reed, Jason Brenner, Mark Pulliam, Dennis McWalters | |
| 06:54 | Samford | James Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:54 | Samford | James Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:54 | Samford | James Berlin makes the 3rd free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Richmond | 55-55 |
| 06:27 | Samford | Sean Cusumano scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Berlin | 58-55 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sean Cusumano - foul #3 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett loses the ball out of bounds | 58-56 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-56 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Geoffrey Topp takes the ball from James Berlin | 58-56 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Dustin Richmond | 58-58 |
| 04:48 | Samford | James Berlin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Cusumano | 60-58 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Sean Cusumano grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Sean Cusumano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Julian Kennison (PF) James Berlin, Kenneth Cornett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (PG), Mark Pulliam (PF) Dustin Richmond, Geoffrey Topp | |
| 04:02 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | John Deforge (SG), Billy Toledo (SF) Sean Cusumano, Alan Woodruff | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:44 | Samford | Julian Kennison clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Julian Kennison gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 15 pts. SG - John Deforge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Billy Toledo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Julian Kennison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ron Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pulliam (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Julian Kennison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ron Reed | 60-58 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Julian Kennison - foul #2 on Julian Kennison, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG) Robert Douglas | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton (PG), Jason Brenner (SF), Geoffrey Topp (PF) John Hawkins, James Wells, Matthew Smith | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Sean Cusumano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Alan Woodruff (SF) John Deforge | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (PF), Robert Douglas (C) Julian Kennison, Billy Toledo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), John Hawkins (SG), James Wells (SF), Matthew Smith (C) Ricky Eaton, Ron Reed, Jason Brenner, Mark Pulliam | |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Alan Woodruff is hacked by James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Cornett takes the ball from James Wells | 60-60 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Sean Cusumano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond is hacked by Lawrence Deatherage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Deatherage, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Robert Douglas misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Robert Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Robert Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Smith | 64-64 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Alan Woodruff clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp can't finish the layup | 64-64 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith hits the follow up shot | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett is hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #3 on Matthew Smith, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Hawkins | 66-69 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Sean Cusumano hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-69 |