| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Baisden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brazil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Pimentel and the foul's on Thomas Boerner - foul #3 on Thomas Boerner, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG) Thomas Boerner | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Brian Baisden steals the ball from John Brazil | 38-38 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden is fouled on the floor by Joshua Barrick - foul #3 on Joshua Barrick, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (PF) Joshua Barrick | |
| 18:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken is hacked by John Brazil - foul #2 on John Brazil, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Terry Smith steals the ball from Sammy Haupt | 38-38 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Randy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 18:05 | Samford | John Brazil gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:43 | Samford | John Brazil is hacked by Bobby Pimentel - foul #3 on Bobby Pimentel, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG) Bobby Pimentel | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:21 | Samford | Randy Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Freeman | 38-41 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Deluca takes the ball from Brian Baisden | 38-41 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Randy Johnson knocks in the floater in the lane | 38-43 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Kentucky | John Brazil swats the layup by Brian Baisden | 38-43 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Christopher Freeman gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:30 | Samford | Nole Bates is called for the reach on Christopher Freeman - foul #2 on Nole Bates, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Josiah Terry (PF) Brian Gilden, Brian Baisden, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Terry Smith, Randy Johnson, John Brazil | |
| 16:16 | Samford | David Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ryan Deluca | 38-46 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph McCracken | 40-46 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Ryan Deluca misses the lay-in | 40-46 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Dempsey | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nole Bates (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Schuldt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dempsey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Josiah Terry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph McCracken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 15:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Christopher Freeman | 40-46 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Robert Dempsey steals it from Ryan Deluca | 40-46 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates misses the easy layup | 40-46 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Schuldt | 40-46 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), Sammy Haupt (PF) Nole Bates, Bruce Schuldt, Josiah Terry, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) Christopher Freeman, Ryan Deluca, Thomas Garner, Matthew Ruben | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Terry Smith buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Boerner | 40-48 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden can't tip it in | 40-48 |
| 13:59 | Samford | John Brazil gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-48 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 13:25 | Samford | John Brazil pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Brian Gilden steals it from Thomas Boerner | 40-48 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden lays it up and in set up by Brian Gilden | 42-48 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Thomas Boerner travels with the ball | 42-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken (C) Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) David Davis | |
| 12:36 | Eastern Kentucky | John Brazil steps in front of the Brian Gilden pass | 42-48 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Brian Gilden steals the ball from Terry Smith | 42-48 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Pimentel | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Baisden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Brazil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Christopher Freeman clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Baisden - foul #3 on Brian Baisden, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Bruce Schuldt (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Josiah Terry (PF) Bobby Pimentel, Brian Gilden, Brian Baisden, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), David Davis (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:31 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Dempsey and he's hacked by Matthew Ruben - foul #2 on Matthew Ruben, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Joseph McCracken steals the ball from Matthew Ruben | 47-50 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Kentucky | David Davis steals the ball from Josiah Terry | 47-50 |
| 10:43 | Samford | David Davis hits the finger roll | 47-52 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG), Sammy Haupt (PF) Bruce Schuldt, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Smith (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF) David Davis, Matthew Ruben | |
| 10:02 | Samford | Randy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Brian Gilden - foul #1 on Brian Gilden, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (SF), Josiah Terry (C) Robert Dempsey, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), John Brazil (C) Ryan Deluca, Randy Johnson | |
| 09:46 | Samford | Thomas Boerner clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-52 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates misses the shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 08:59 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Smith | 47-52 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Brazil | 47-54 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on John Brazil - foul #3 on John Brazil, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Brian Baisden (SF), Joseph McCracken (C) Nole Bates, Bruce Schuldt, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG), David Davis (SG), Thomas Garner (SF) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith | |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt makes the 3rd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Thomas Garner is fouled on the floor by Joseph McCracken - foul #3 on Joseph McCracken, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey (PF) Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (PF) Joshua Barrick | |
| 08:05 | Samford | David Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Garner | 48-57 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken misses long on a shot from the left block | 48-57 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Gilden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Baisden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Dempsey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Brazil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Garner - foul #1 on Thomas Garner, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (SG) Brian Gilden | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Terry Smith (SF), Matthew Ruben (C) David Davis, Thomas Garner, John Brazil | |
| 07:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the lay-in | 50-57 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt (PF) Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Joshua Barrick (PF) Ryan Deluca, Matthew Ruben | |
| 06:59 | Samford | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-57 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Baisden | 50-57 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-57 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken tips it back up and in | 52-57 |
| 06:27 | Samford | Thomas Boerner can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 52-57 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt is hacked by Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Johnson, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG) Bobby Pimentel | |
| Subs | Samford | John Brazil (C) Randy Johnson | |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:55 | Samford | Thomas Boerner connects on the floater from the right side and the foul's on Bruce Schuldt - foul #1 on Bruce Schuldt, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF) Bruce Schuldt, Brian Baisden | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SF) Terry Smith | |
| 05:55 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Joshua Barrick snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Thomas Boerner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 05:21 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Joseph McCracken swats the short shot by Joshua Barrick | 54-59 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ryan Deluca | 54-59 |
| 04:55 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 04:36 | Samford | John Brazil connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Christopher Freeman | 54-61 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses short on a floater from the right side | 54-61 |
| 04:13 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the fadeaway from the right block | 54-61 |
| 04:07 | Samford | John Brazil tips it home | 54-63 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Thomas Boerner grabs the board | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nole Bates (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Dempsey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sammy Haupt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Barrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Brazil (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the floater from the left block and the foul's on Nole Bates - foul #3 on Nole Bates, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Brian Baisden (SF), Josiah Terry (PF) Nole Bates, Sammy Haupt, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Smith (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Thomas Boerner, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| 03:34 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-66 |
| 03:18 | Samford | Randy Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Matthew Ruben can't finish the layup | 54-66 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken (C) Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) Randy Johnson, Matthew Ruben | |
| 02:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden's floater is tipped away by Joshua Barrick | 54-66 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken can't tip it in | 54-66 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Christopher Freeman pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Deluca and he's hacked by Bobby Pimentel - foul #4 on Bobby Pimentel, team foul #8 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Bruce Schuldt (SG), Jerry Haun (SF), Robert Dempsey (C) Bobby Pimentel, Brian Gilden, Brian Baisden, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| 02:09 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Bruce Schuldt | 56-69 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Matthew Ruben's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (SF) Christopher Freeman | |
| 01:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-69 |
| 01:25 | Samford | David Davis snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Ryan Deluca clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Schuldt - foul #2 on Bruce Schuldt, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Ryan Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Ryan Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Matthew Ruben misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Dempsey - foul #1 on Robert Dempsey, team foul #10 | 56-71 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Matthew Ruben makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Matthew Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Bruce Schuldt, team foul #11 | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ryan Deluca runs out the clock | 56-73 |