| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Paik (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rogelio Villegas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Pinegar (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 19:49 | Samford | Thomas Fields snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Randall Culbertson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-41 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Young | 34-41 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Thomas Fields pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Thomas Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young is whistled for traveling | 34-41 |
| 18:23 | Samford | Thomas Fields scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 36-41 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-41 |
| 18:05 | Samford | John Krauss gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Rogelio Villegas picks off the pass by John Krauss | 36-41 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 36-41 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Randall Culbertson gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Thomas Fields is fouled on the floor by Brent Paik - foul #1 on Brent Paik, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (C) Randall Culbertson, John Krauss, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes (SF), Frank Beliveau (PF) Rogelio Villegas, Robert Pinegar | |
| 17:00 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes travels with the ball | 36-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (C) Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts (SF), Jerrod Eidson (C) Brent Paik, Andrew Young | |
| 16:35 | Samford | William Pettaway hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Rezendes - foul #2 on Michael Rezendes, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG) Kenneth Devitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:35 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes makes the turnaround from the left block | 39-43 |
| 15:58 | Samford | Manuel Roberts picks off the pass by Tyler Woody | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) SF - William Pettaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) C - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Rezendes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Beliveau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerrod Eidson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts blows the layup | 39-43 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Cedric Larkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tyler Woody - foul #2 on Tyler Woody, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Kenneth Devitt (SG), John Krauss (SF), Ray Trost (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, Cedric Larkin, William Pettaway, Mladen Zarnick, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik (SG), Rogelio Villegas (SF), Robert Pinegar (PF), Andrew Young (C) Michael Rezendes, Manuel Roberts, Frank Beliveau, Jerrod Eidson | |
| 14:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Thomas Fields lays it up and in set up by Ray Trost | 41-47 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-47 |
| 13:57 | Samford | John Krauss grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Randall Culbertson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Devitt | 44-47 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Ray Trost swats the dunk try by Andrew Young | 44-47 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Rogelio Villegas - foul #1 on Rogelio Villegas, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes (PG) Floyd Sloan | |
| 13:07 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Krauss - foul #1 on John Krauss, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is fouled on the floor by Robert Pinegar - foul #3 on Robert Pinegar, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| 12:16 | Samford | John Krauss can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 46-50 |
| 12:15 | Samford | John Krauss gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses badly on a floater in the lane | 46-50 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes makes the jumper from the right block set up by Robert Pinegar | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Rezendes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brent Paik (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rogelio Villegas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Pinegar (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Samford | John Krauss scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Randall Culbertson | 48-52 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Paik | 48-55 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Thomas Fields comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Randall Culbertson tips it but misses | 48-55 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Ray Trost pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Rogelio Villegas is called for the reach on Kenneth Devitt - foul #2 on Rogelio Villegas, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, John Krauss, Ray Trost, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan (PG), Harold Grigsby (SG), Manuel Roberts (SF), Frank Beliveau (PF), Jerrod Eidson (C) Michael Rezendes, Brent Paik, Rogelio Villegas, Robert Pinegar, Andrew Young | |
| 10:27 | Samford | Tyler Woody misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-55 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan misses the shot from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Gerald Gibson gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Grigsby connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Floyd Sloan | 48-58 |
| 09:36 | Samford | Manuel Roberts denies the turnaround by William Pettaway | 48-58 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Tyler Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Cedric Larkin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tyler Woody | 50-58 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 50-58 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Gerald Gibson is fouled on the floor by Frank Beliveau - foul #3 on Frank Beliveau, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Kenneth Devitt (SG), John Krauss (SF), Ray Trost (PF) Tyler Woody, Cedric Larkin, William Pettaway, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik (SG), Rogelio Villegas (SF), Robert Pinegar (PF), Andrew Young (C) Harold Grigsby, Manuel Roberts, Frank Beliveau, Jerrod Eidson | |
| 08:21 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt is hacked by Rogelio Villegas - foul #3 on Rogelio Villegas, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| 08:21 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt grabs the board | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Paik (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rogelio Villegas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Pinegar (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 52-58 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 52-58 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young can't tip it in | 52-58 |
| 07:12 | Samford | John Krauss grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Ray Trost throws it down on a nice dish by Kenneth Devitt | 54-58 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Pinegar | 54-61 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt's pass is intercepted by Rogelio Villegas | 54-61 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF), Thomas Fields (C) John Krauss, Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes (PG), Manuel Roberts (SF), Frank Beliveau (PF) Floyd Sloan, Rogelio Villegas, Robert Pinegar | |
| 06:15 | Samford | Thomas Fields buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 57-61 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik scores on a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on William Pettaway - foul #3 on William Pettaway, team foul #3 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Gerald Gibson (PF) Randall Culbertson, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Beliveau | 57-64 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Roberts | 57-67 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Thomas Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG), John Krauss (SF) Kenneth Devitt, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan (PG), Rogelio Villegas (SF), Robert Pinegar (PF) Brent Paik, Manuel Roberts, Andrew Young | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes is fouled on the floor by Cedric Larkin - foul #3 on Cedric Larkin, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan tips it home | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:17 | Samford | Tyler Woody connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cedric Larkin | 60-69 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Michael Rezendes picks off the pass by William Pettaway | 60-71 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Rezendes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rogelio Villegas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Pinegar (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Beliveau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas's pass is intercepted by Cedric Larkin | 60-71 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Kenneth Devitt (SG), Ray Trost (PF) Tyler Woody, Cedric Larkin, William Pettaway | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik (SG), Andrew Young (C) Michael Rezendes, Frank Beliveau | |
| 02:51 | Samford | Randall Culbertson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-71 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Young | 60-71 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on John Krauss - foul #2 on John Krauss, team foul #5 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (C) Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-73 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-73 |
| 01:50 | Samford | John Krauss snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 01:38 | Samford | John Krauss misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Robert Pinegar - foul #4 on Robert Pinegar, team foul #8 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), William Pettaway (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes (PG), Harold Grigsby (SG), Manuel Roberts (SF), Frank Beliveau (PF), Jerrod Eidson (C) Floyd Sloan, Brent Paik, Rogelio Villegas, Robert Pinegar, Andrew Young | |
| 01:38 | Samford | John Krauss makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:38 | Samford | John Krauss misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by John Krauss - foul #3 on John Krauss, team foul #6 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (C) John Krauss | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Cedric Larkin's pass is intercepted by Jerrod Eidson | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Grigsby can't connect on a runner in the lane | 61-75 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Manuel Roberts, team foul #9 | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Samford | Gerald Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes runs out the clock | 61-75 |