| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Fleetwood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ethan Fye (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Todd Manders inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Sean McLaren comes up short on the shot from the right block | 41-38 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Todd Manders pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Sean McLaren hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Julius Lynch | 41-41 |
| 19:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joe Carney | 44-41 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Julius Lynch scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Eric Clark - foul #1 on Eric Clark, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Julius Lynch makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 18:44 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Cory Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Cory Cunniff hits a floater in the lane set up by Julius Lynch and he's hacked by Eric Clark - foul #2 on Eric Clark, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), James Edwards (SF), John Gardner (C) John Nelson, Eric Clark, Ethan Fye | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Chris Geddes (PF) Larry Slocum, Julius Lynch | |
| 18:29 | Samford | Cory Cunniff makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 18:09 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards is whistled for a carry | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Douglas Allen (C) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Cory Cunniff | |
| 18:07 | Samford | James Edwards is called for the reach on Brian Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Edwards, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus (SF) James Edwards | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:54 | Samford | Douglas Allen can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Gardner - foul #1 on John Gardner, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), Ethan Fye (C) Joe Carney, Joe Fleetwood | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:54 | Samford | Douglas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Douglas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 17:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 17:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 17:28 | Samford | Donald Salter is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Ellman - foul #1 on Steve Ellman, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson (SG), Eric Clark (SF) Steve Ellman, Brian Dingus | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:06 | Samford | Timothy Dugan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Lewis | 46-52 |
| 16:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Allen steals the ball from Eric Clark | 46-52 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Ethan Fye blocks the jumper by Donald Salter | 46-52 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Donald Salter hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 16:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ethan Fye, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), Steve Ellman (SG), Brian Dingus (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF) Mike Wolf, John Nelson, Eric Clark, John Gardner | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Timothy Dugan, Donald Salter, Brian Lewis, Chris Geddes, Douglas Allen | |
| 15:54 | Samford | Larry Slocum buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Todd Manders | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Ellman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Dingus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Fleetwood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ethan Fye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 15:40 | Samford | Sean McLaren grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Brian Dingus is called for the reach on Larry Slocum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Dingus, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards (SF), John Thomas (C) Brian Dingus, Ethan Fye | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Larry Slocum misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 15:38 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 46-57 |
| 15:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Cory Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Larry Slocum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-57 |
| 14:57 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 14:53 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards misses short on a floater from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Julius Lynch snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Larry Slocum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 46-57 |
| 14:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 14:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Cory Cunniff snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Larry Slocum is fouled on the floor by Joe Carney - foul #3 on Joe Carney, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson (SG), Eric Clark (SF) Steve Ellman, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), William King (PF), Chris Geddes (C) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| 14:19 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 13:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood misses the turnaround from the right block | 46-59 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Donald Salter snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 13:54 | Samford | John Nelson picks off the pass by Brian Lewis in the backcourt | 46-59 |
| 13:46 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson is hacked by Donald Salter - foul #3 on Donald Salter, team foul #1 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), Ethan Fye (C) Joe Carney, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Douglas Allen (C) Larry Slocum, William King | |
| 13:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 13:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf misses the tip | 46-59 |
| 13:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 13:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-59 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Donald Salter grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Timothy Dugan is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Wolf - foul #1 on Mike Wolf, team foul #9 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), James Edwards (SF), John Gardner (PF) John Nelson, Eric Clark, Joe Fleetwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF) Brian Lewis, Chris Geddes | |
| 12:57 | Samford | Timothy Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Timothy Dugan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 12:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Timothy Dugan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 12:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 12:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf lays it up and in set up by Ethan Fye | 51-61 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Douglas Allen tips it but misses | 51-61 |
| 11:56 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Sean McLaren | 51-61 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Donald Salter misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-61 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Douglas Allen tips it in | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike Wolf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Ellman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ethan Fye (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Dugan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Salter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Timothy Dugan pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Timothy Dugan connects on the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Ethan Fye - foul #3 on Ethan Fye, team foul #10 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), John Nelson (SG), Eric Clark (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF), John Thomas (C) Mike Wolf, Steve Ellman, James Edwards, John Gardner, Ethan Fye | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Brian Lewis (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Douglas Allen, Donald Salter | |
| 10:53 | Samford | Timothy Dugan makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Slocum takes the ball from Joe Fleetwood | 51-66 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Larry Slocum banks in the layup | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 51-68 |
| 10:24 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Fleetwood | 51-68 |
| 10:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Clark | 53-68 |
| 10:04 | Samford | Larry Slocum loses the dribble to John Nelson in the backcourt | 53-68 |
| 10:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark hits the finger roll set up by John Nelson | 55-68 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Julius Lynch misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 55-68 |
| 09:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney hits a jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Brian Lewis knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 08:57 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joe Carney | 60-71 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Julius Lynch makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Timothy Dugan | 60-73 |
| 08:17 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson can't finish the layup | 60-73 |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood misses the tip | 60-73 |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood grabs the offensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 08:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark grabs the offensive board | 60-73 |
| 07:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Carney | 63-73 |
| 07:45 | Samford | John Thomas picks off the pass by Larry Slocum in the backcourt | 63-73 |
| 07:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Nelson | 65-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eric Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Fleetwood (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Timothy Dugan (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julius Lynch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Samford | Timothy Dugan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 07:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 06:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood hits a shot in the lane | 67-73 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Julius Lynch can't connect on a floater from the right block | 67-73 |
| 06:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood snags the defensive board | 67-73 |
| 06:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark scores on a shot from the left side | 69-73 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Larry Slocum misses the runner near the basket | 69-73 |
| 06:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 06:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark misses badly on a shot from the left side | 69-73 |
| 06:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cory Cunniff | 69-73 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Julius Lynch misses short on a runner from close range | 69-73 |
| 05:36 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Carney | 71-73 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), Steve Ellman (SG), James Edwards (SF), John Gardner (PF), Ethan Fye (C) Joe Carney, John Nelson, Eric Clark, Joe Fleetwood, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Salter (PG), Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Chris Geddes (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Larry Slocum, Timothy Dugan, Brian Lewis, Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| 05:15 | Samford | Chris Geddes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Todd Manders | 71-76 |
| 04:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye misses long on a floater from the right side | 71-76 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Todd Manders pulls down the rebound | 71-76 |
| 04:35 | Samford | Donald Salter misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Gardner - foul #2 on John Gardner, team foul #11 | 71-76 |
| 04:35 | Samford | Donald Salter makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 04:35 | Samford | Donald Salter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 04:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-78 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Sean McLaren pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| 04:05 | Samford | James Edwards steps in front of the Chris Geddes pass | 71-78 |
| 04:02 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards banks in the layup | 73-78 |
| 03:47 | Samford | Donald Salter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sean McLaren | 73-80 |
| 03:28 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-80 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Sean McLaren pulls down the rebound | 73-80 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike Wolf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Ellman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ethan Fye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Salter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Sean McLaren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Manders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Geddes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Chris Geddes is hacked by Ethan Fye - foul #4 on Ethan Fye, team foul #12 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), John Nelson (SG), Brian Dingus (SF) Mike Wolf, Steve Ellman, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Collier (PG), William King (PF) Donald Salter, Douglas Allen | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Chris Geddes misses the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Chris Geddes misses the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 03:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner snags the defensive board | 73-80 |
| 03:07 | Illinois-Chicago | William King is called for the reach on Brian Dingus - foul #1 on William King, team foul #2 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Samford | Cory Cunniff (C) Chris Geddes | |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Sean McLaren - foul #2 on Sean McLaren, team foul #3 | 73-80 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 02:53 | Samford | William King snags the defensive board | 74-80 |
| 02:47 | Samford | Cory Cunniff lays it up and in on a great pass from William King | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Samford | Donald Collier misses short on a shot from the left wing | 74-82 |
| 02:09 | Samford | William King pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Sean McLaren drills a jumpshot from the right side | 74-84 |
| 01:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Todd Manders - foul #3 on Todd Manders, team foul #4 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), Steve Ellman (SG), James Edwards (SF) Joe Carney, John Nelson, Brian Dingus | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Chris Geddes (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Donald Collier, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, William King, Cory Cunniff | |
| 01:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye misses the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 01:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye misses the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Douglas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Timothy Dugan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-84 |
| 01:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye gets the rebound | 74-84 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye is called for traveling | 74-84 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas (C) Ethan Fye | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Samford | Timothy Dugan is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Wolf - foul #2 on Mike Wolf, team foul #13 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Samford | William King (PF) Douglas Allen | |
| 00:51 | Samford | Timothy Dugan misses the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Timothy Dugan misses the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman gets the rebound | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf misses the easy layup | 74-84 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Timothy Dugan pulls down the rebound | 74-84 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Timothy Dugan is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Wolf - foul #3 on Mike Wolf, team foul #14 | 74-84 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Timothy Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Timothy Dugan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Mike Wolf | 77-86 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-86 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), John Nelson (SG), Eric Clark (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF), Ethan Fye (C) Mike Wolf, Steve Ellman, James Edwards, John Gardner, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Timothy Dugan, Donald Salter, Brian Lewis, William King, Chris Geddes | |
| 00:38 | Samford | Todd Manders is hacked by John Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #15 | 77-86 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Todd Manders makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Todd Manders misses the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye pulls down the rebound | 77-87 |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood's dunk attempt is rejected by Julius Lynch | 77-87 |
| 00:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cory Cunniff | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Larry Slocum runs out the clock | 77-87 |