| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Casarez (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Fiala (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Coston (fresh) C - James Morillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Fiala - foul #3 on Scott Fiala, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Derrickson (C) Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:47 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:47 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:47 | Samford | Brian Derrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:25 | Samford | James Casarez misses the shot from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Brian Derrickson snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Keith Kelly's pass is intercepted by Ryan Valentine | 28-32 |
| 18:51 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses the dunk attempt | 28-32 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | James Morillo tips it in | 28-34 |
| 18:42 | Samford | The jump hook by Keith Kelly is blocked by James Morillo | 28-34 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Keith Kelly hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 18:21 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Morillo | 30-36 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Don Brown is fouled on the floor by Ryan Valentine - foul #2 on Ryan Valentine, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 17:45 | Samford | James Casarez misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-36 |
| 17:43 | Samford | James Casarez misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 17:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Claude Andrews | 30-36 |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino (PF) Charles Coston | |
| 17:03 | Samford | Brian Derrickson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Morillo - foul #2 on James Morillo, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (PG), Stephen Odea (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Ryan Valentine, Thomas Lynch, James Morillo | |
| 17:03 | Samford | Brian Derrickson misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Brian Derrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (SG), Leon Lanier (SF), Jamie Brubaker (C) Todd Lawsky, Keith Kelly, Brian Derrickson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG) Claude Andrews | |
| 16:29 | Samford | Mark Gudino swats the short shot by James Casarez | 31-36 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea is called for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), James Thomas (C) Don Brown, James Casarez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Charles Coston (PF) Frank Smalling, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) SG - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon Lanier (fresh) PF - Jamie Brubaker (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Odea (fresh) PF - Charles Coston (fresh) C - Mark Gudino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Samford | Leon Lanier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Ryan Valentine - foul #3 on Ryan Valentine, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Lawsky (SG), Brian Derrickson (PF), Scott Fiala (C) Brian Nave, Jamie Brubaker, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG), Thomas Lynch (SF), James Morillo (C) Richard Sharp, Stephen Odea, Mark Gudino | |
| 15:42 | Samford | Leon Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:42 | Samford | Leon Lanier misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Coston | 32-36 |
| 15:26 | Western Illinois | John Miles is called for the reach on Thomas Lynch - foul #1 on John Miles, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Kelly (SF) Leon Lanier | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:12 | Western Illinois | Brian Derrickson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Lynch | 32-36 |
| 15:10 | Samford | Keith Kelly gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:49 | Samford | Keith Kelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Scott Fiala misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 14:29 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Fiala | 32-36 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Keith Kelly is hacked by Thomas Lynch - foul #3 on Thomas Lynch, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), James Casarez (PF) John Miles, Brian Derrickson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (PG), Mark Gudino (PF) Ryan Valentine, Charles Coston | |
| 13:58 | Samford | Keith Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-36 |
| 13:56 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Gudino | 32-36 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 13:18 | Samford | James Casarez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Claude Andrews | 32-40 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Keith Kelly knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Brown | 34-40 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Gudino | 34-42 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Scott Fiala scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Todd Lawsky | 36-42 |
| 12:06 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Claude Andrews and the foul's on Don Brown - foul #2 on Don Brown, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (SG), Brian Derrickson (SF), Jamie Brubaker (C) Todd Lawsky, Keith Kelly, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Charles Coston (PF) Claude Andrews, James Morillo | |
| 12:06 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Brian Derrickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea (SF) Thomas Lynch | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Derrickson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Casarez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Brubaker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Odea (fresh) PF - Charles Coston (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Gudino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino can't connect on a floater in the lane | 36-45 |
| 11:33 | Samford | James Casarez snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Don Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 11:26 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp tips it back up and in | 36-47 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Don Brown buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jamie Brubaker | 39-47 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino tips it but misses | 39-47 |
| 10:48 | Samford | James Casarez grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Coston | 39-47 |
| 10:13 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jamie Brubaker - foul #2 on Jamie Brubaker, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Lawsky (SG), Keith Kelly (SF), Scott Fiala (C) Don Brown, James Casarez, Jamie Brubaker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Evan Carter (SF) Richard Sharp | |
| 10:13 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:13 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Keith Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Evan Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Charles Coston, Mark Gudino | |
| 09:35 | Samford | Keith Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-49 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 09:20 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-49 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Keith Kelly grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Odea - foul #1 on Stephen Odea, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), James Casarez (PF) John Miles, Brian Derrickson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (PG), Thomas Lynch (SF), James Morillo (C) Ryan Valentine, Stephen Odea, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 08:49 | Samford | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Keith Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:49 | Western Illinois | James Morillo pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Keith Kelly gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Scott Fiala hits a jumper from the left block | 42-49 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-49 |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch tips it home | 42-51 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Todd Lawsky's pass is intercepted by Evan Carter | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Lawsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Kelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Casarez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Fiala (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Claude Andrews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Evan Carter (fresh) C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Evan Carter drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Sharp | 42-54 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Todd Lawsky misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Claude Andrews - foul #1 on Claude Andrews, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Derrickson (SF) Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Charles Coston (PF) Claude Andrews, Evan Carter | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Todd Lawsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Todd Lawsky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Coston and the foul's on Todd Lawsky - foul #1 on Todd Lawsky, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Samford | John Miles (SG), Jamie Brubaker (C) Todd Lawsky, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 06:47 | Samford | James Casarez hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Valentine | 46-58 |
| 06:18 | Samford | James Casarez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Brian Derrickson misses the tip | 46-58 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | James Morillo pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp misses the shot near the basket | 46-58 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Brian Derrickson snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 05:46 | Samford | James Casarez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Lynch - foul #4 on Thomas Lynch, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Lawsky (SG), Keith Kelly (SF), Scott Fiala (C) Don Brown, Brian Derrickson, Jamie Brubaker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Claude Andrews (SG), Stephen Odea (SF), Mark Gudino (C) Ryan Valentine, Richard Sharp, Thomas Lynch, James Morillo | |
| 05:46 | Samford | James Casarez makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:46 | Samford | James Casarez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 05:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Keith Kelly | 47-58 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Todd Lawsky misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 05:10 | Samford | James Casarez tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Smalling | 49-60 |
| 04:33 | Samford | James Casarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-60 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Keith Kelly hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 04:12 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling loses the ball out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (PG), Brian Derrickson (SF), Jamie Brubaker (PF) Todd Lawsky, Keith Kelly, James Casarez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Thomas Lynch (SF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Stephen Odea, Charles Coston | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker blows the layup | 51-60 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Don Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Derrickson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jamie Brubaker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Fiala (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Gudino (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 51-62 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Brian Derrickson is whistled for traveling | 51-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Leon Lanier (SG), James Thomas (C) John Miles, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (SG) Claude Andrews | |
| 02:45 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp double dribbles | 51-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Lawsky (SG), Keith Kelly (SF) Leon Lanier, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:41 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Samford | James Casarez (PF), Scott Fiala (C) Brian Derrickson, Jamie Brubaker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG), Charles Coston (PF) Richard Sharp, Mark Gudino | |
| 02:36 | Samford | James Casarez buries a floater from the left block | 53-62 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | James Morillo connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Claude Andrews and he's hacked by Scott Fiala - foul #4 on Scott Fiala, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), John Miles (SG), Leon Lanier (SF), Brian Derrickson (PF), Jamie Brubaker (C) Don Brown, Todd Lawsky, Keith Kelly, James Casarez, Scott Fiala | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Richard Sharp (SG), Stephen Odea (SF), Mark Gudino (PF) Ryan Valentine, Claude Andrews, Thomas Lynch, Charles Coston | |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Brian Derrickson misses the lay-in | 53-65 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Odea | 53-67 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Leon Lanier loses the ball out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski (C) James Morillo | |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino is fouled on the floor by Brian Derrickson - foul #2 on Brian Derrickson, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Jamie Brubaker snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Brian Derrickson scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling loses the ball out of bounds | 55-67 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Mark Gudino swats the layup by Leon Lanier | 55-67 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling runs out the clock | 55-67 |