| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Heckstall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Eury (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Frank Irby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Otto Jones scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Leo Jones | 37-41 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong misses the jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 19:02 | Samford | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Otto Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 18:49 | Samford | John Young gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Frank Irby double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SF), John Grohowski (C) Edward Eury, Kirk Tooley | |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews lays it in on a nice dish by Perry Heckstall | 37-43 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Frank Irby's pass is intercepted by George Andrews in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Leo Jones steps in front of the George Andrews pass | 37-43 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Leo Jones lays it in | 39-43 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall connects on the turnaround in the paint | 39-45 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Frank Irby hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Young | 41-45 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Young steals the ball from Charles Strong | 41-45 |
| 17:13 | Samford | John Young banks in the layup | 43-45 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by John Young | 43-45 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski tips it in | 43-47 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Frank Irby buries a floater in the lane set up by Paul Bradley | 45-47 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong is fouled on the floor by Otto Jones - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), James Alpert (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Jordan Kellum (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Otto Jones, Paul Bradley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Logan Wilson (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Danny Best, Perry Heckstall, George Andrews, Charles Strong, John Grohowski | |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Albert Dawson pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Albert Dawson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Grant | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Grant (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Alpert (fresh) SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Logan Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Eury (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ethan Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Edward Eury | 47-49 |
| 15:29 | Samford | James Alpert connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Logan Wilson - foul #2 on Logan Wilson, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski (PF) Edward Eury | |
| 15:29 | Samford | James Alpert misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kirk Tooley | 49-49 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 15:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jordan Kellum | 49-49 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Albert Dawson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Grant and he's hacked by Ethan Harris - foul #1 on Ethan Harris, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Kirk Tooley | |
| 15:17 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson's pass is intercepted by James Alpert | 52-49 |
| 14:35 | Samford | David Harmon picks off the pass by Jordan Kellum | 52-49 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Morris | 52-52 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Albert Dawson buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Grant | 54-52 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF), Emil Harris (C) James Grant, James Alpert, Albert Dawson, Jordan Kellum, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), Edward Eury (SF), George Andrews (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) David Harmon, Logan Wilson, Charles Morris, Ethan Harris, John Grohowski | |
| 13:28 | Samford | Otto Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 13:26 | Samford | Otto Jones tips it in | 56-52 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses the lay-in but the foul's on Emil Harris - foul #1 on Emil Harris, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong (PF) Edward Eury | |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 13:01 | Samford | John Young is hacked by George Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Andrews, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF) George Andrews | |
| 12:40 | Samford | Frank Irby misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-54 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Leo Jones - foul #2 on Leo Jones, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Bradley (C) Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Leo Jones is hacked by Danny Best in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Best, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski (C) Kirk Tooley | |
| 12:05 | Samford | Otto Jones hits the easy wide open finger roll | 58-55 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall is called for a charge - foul #3 on Perry Heckstall, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Hintz (SF) Frank Irby | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Edward Eury | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Danny Best is called for the reach on Leo Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Best, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG) Danny Best | |
| 11:48 | Samford | Thomas Hintz buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Otto Jones | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Perry Heckstall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) PF - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Grohowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 11:21 | Samford | Paul Bradley pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Leo Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-55 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Paul Bradley tips it back up and in | 62-55 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Paul Bradley gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Leo Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-55 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Paul Bradley tips it in | 64-55 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-55 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Perry Heckstall | 64-57 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Leo Jones is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 09:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to Leo Jones | 67-57 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Otto Jones is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 67-57 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Grohowski | 67-57 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Charles Morris is blocked by Paul Bradley | 67-57 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses the tip | 67-57 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong gets the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski lays it up and in | 67-59 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Thomas Hintz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Jordan Kellum (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Brian Henricks (PF), Albert Dawson (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Thomas Hintz, Otto Jones, Paul Bradley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (PG), George Andrews (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) David Harmon, Perry Heckstall, Charles Morris, Charles Strong, John Grohowski | |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury blows the layup but he's hacked by Frank Irby - foul #3 on Frank Irby, team foul #4 | 67-59 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Frank Irby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Frank Irby gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Albert Dawson loses the dribble to Logan Wilson | 67-60 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 07:38 | Samford | The rebound goes to Frank Irby | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Alpert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Henricks (fresh) C - Albert Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Logan Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Eury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ethan Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Samford | Albert Dawson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-60 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Andrews | 69-63 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Jordan Kellum is open and scores on a shot from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the runner in the paint | 71-63 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris tips it back up and in | 71-65 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Frank Irby connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Dawson | 73-65 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 73-65 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris tips it but misses | 73-65 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the tip | 73-65 |
| 05:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 73-65 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Jordan Kellum is hacked by George Andrews in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Andrews, team foul #7 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Otto Jones (PF), Emil Harris (C) James Alpert, Frank Irby, Brian Henricks, Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), David Harmon (SG), Charles Strong (PF), John Grohowski (C) Logan Wilson, George Andrews, Ethan Harris, Kirk Tooley | |
| 05:39 | Samford | Jordan Kellum makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Jordan Kellum makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Harmon | 75-67 |
| 05:21 | Samford | James Grant is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #5 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG) Jordan Kellum | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Best | 75-69 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Otto Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 04:46 | Samford | Emil Harris grabs the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 04:29 | Samford | John Young hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Emil Harris | 78-69 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Hintz - foul #1 on Thomas Hintz, team foul #6 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), Frank Irby (SF), Paul Bradley (C) James Grant, Thomas Hintz, Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall (SG), Walter Rogers (C) David Harmon, Charles Strong | |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Paul Bradley grabs the board | 78-70 |
| 03:52 | Samford | John Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter Rogers | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Grohowski | 78-73 |
| 03:27 | Samford | Leo Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 03:25 | Samford | Frank Irby snags the offensive board | 78-73 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Perry Heckstall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Eury (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Grohowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Otto Jones is called for traveling | 78-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (PG), Charles Morris (SF), Charles Strong (PF) Danny Best, Edward Eury, John Grohowski | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong's pass is intercepted by Otto Jones | 78-73 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Frank Irby misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Perry Heckstall - foul #4 on Perry Heckstall, team foul #8 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG), Brian Henricks (PF), Emil Harris (C) John Young, Otto Jones, Paul Bradley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Perry Heckstall, Charles Strong, Walter Rogers | |
| 02:29 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (C) Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), George Andrews (SF) David Harmon, Logan Wilson, Charles Morris | |
| 02:11 | Eastern Illinois | Leo Jones picks off the pass by Kirk Tooley | 80-73 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| 01:51 | Samford | James Alpert clanks a shot from the left side | 80-73 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses long on a runner from the baseline | 80-73 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Brian Henricks pulls down the rebound | 80-73 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG), Otto Jones (PF), Paul Bradley (C) James Alpert, Brian Henricks, Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), Charles Strong (PF) George Andrews, Ethan Harris | |
| 01:35 | Samford | Otto Jones is fouled on the floor by Kirk Tooley - foul #2 on Kirk Tooley, team foul #9 | 80-73 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley tips it home | 82-75 |
| 01:03 | Samford | John Young hits the finger roll set up by Paul Bradley | 84-75 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-75 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury grabs the offensive rebound | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-75 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Frank Irby grabs the defensive rebound | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Frank Irby is hacked by Danny Best in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Best, team foul #10 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Jordan Kellum (PF) Otto Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG) Danny Best | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-75 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Paul Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Paul Bradley lays it in set up by Leo Jones and the foul's on David Harmon - foul #3 on David Harmon, team foul #11 | 88-75 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Albert Dawson (SF), Brian Henricks (PF) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (SG), George Andrews (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), John Grohowski (C) Perry Heckstall, Edward Eury, Charles Strong, Kirk Tooley | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Paul Bradley makes the free throw | 89-75 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews is fouled on the floor by Albert Dawson - foul #1 on Albert Dawson, team foul #7 | 89-75 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG) Paul Bradley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 89-76 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 89-76 |
| 00:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 89-76 |
| 00:00 | Samford | James Grant runs out the clock | 89-76 |