| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Richard Stevenson inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Wesley Flowers knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Terry Langston and the foul's on Myron Troxler - foul #1 on Myron Troxler, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Wesley Flowers misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Jason Tellez is denied by Richard Stevenson | 27-36 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Ian Cox snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Richard Stevenson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Wood - foul #2 on Ernest Wood, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 3rd free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses long on a jumper from the left block | 27-38 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Wesley Flowers snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Tellez - foul #1 on Jason Tellez, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 27-39 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Richard Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Richard Stevenson travels with the ball | 27-39 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Illinois | Ian Cox steps in front of the Myron Troxler pass | 27-39 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Bryan Gomes's pass is intercepted by Ernest Wood | 27-39 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Wesley Flowers jams it on a nice dish by Bryan Gomes | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Richard Stevenson snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Myron Troxler is called for the reach on Ian Cox - foul #2 on Myron Troxler, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Jamie Mann, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), David Woodell (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, Bryan Gomes, Wesley Flowers | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Voss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) SF - David Woodell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Bert Dunagan blows the dunk | 27-41 |
| 15:36 | Samford | Fredric Smith hits the follow up shot | 27-43 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams is whistled for traveling | 27-43 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Terry Langston blows the layup | 27-43 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the jumper from close range set up by Marco Adams and he's fouled by David Woodell - foul #1 on David Woodell, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler (C) Michael Voss | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Terry Langston | |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 14:47 | Samford | David Woodell clanks a jump hook from the left block | 30-43 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 30-43 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler snags the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler's layup is rejected by David Woodell | 30-43 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green is denied on a layup by David Woodell | 30-43 |
| 14:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bert Dunagan | 30-43 |
| 14:05 | Samford | David Woodell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF) Marco Adams, Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Ian Cox (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Wesley Flowers (C) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, David Woodell, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bryan Gomes - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Ian Cox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Tellez | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Richard Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Terry Langston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood clanks a turnaround from the left block | 32-43 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Richard Stevenson gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Terry Langston scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Richard Stevenson | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez's floater is tipped away by Wesley Flowers | 32-45 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez tips it in | 34-45 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Terry Langston connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wesley Flowers | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Wesley Flowers - foul #2 on Wesley Flowers, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG) Jamie Mann | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG) Ian Cox | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the follow up shot | 36-50 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 36-50 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez tips it but misses | 36-50 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez gets the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Ricky Weldy is called for the reach on Steven Neil - foul #1 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Marco Adams, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), David Woodell (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Terry Langston, Richard Stevenson, Bryan Gomes, Wesley Flowers | |
| 10:15 | Samford | Steven Neil hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ian Cox | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:48 | Samford | Fredric Smith is called for traveling | 36-52 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss misses the dunk attempt | 36-52 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Bert Dunagan pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 09:10 | Samford | David Woodell buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Bert Dunagan | 36-54 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 36-54 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss snags the offensive board | 36-54 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Green | 39-54 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Bert Dunagan lays it in on a nice dish by David Woodell and he's hacked by Michael Voss - foul #1 on Michael Voss, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF), Myron Troxler (C) Jamie Mann, Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green, Michael Voss | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Bryan Gomes (PF), Wesley Flowers (C) Ian Cox, David Woodell, Fredric Smith | |
| 08:08 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Terry Langston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-57 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF) Steven Neil, Bert Dunagan | |
| 07:07 | Samford | Wesley Flowers's floater is tipped away by Myron Troxler | 39-57 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Myron Troxler steals it from Edward Zdrojkowski | 39-57 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 41-57 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Marco Adams picks off the pass by Terry Langston in the backcourt | 41-57 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Myron Troxler is blocked by Wesley Flowers | 41-57 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Ernest Wood steals it from Wesley Flowers | 41-57 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wesley Flowers - foul #3 on Wesley Flowers, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG) Marco Adams | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Wesley Flowers makes the jumper from the right block | 42-59 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann is fouled on the floor by Terry Langston - foul #1 on Terry Langston, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF) Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Bryan Gomes | |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy O'Shea | 45-59 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Terry Langston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jamie Mann - foul #2 on Jamie Mann, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (SG), Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Ricky Weldy, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Samford | Fredric Smith (C) Wesley Flowers | |
| 04:28 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamie Mann | 47-61 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Ian Cox buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Stevenson | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green drills a driving attempt near the basket | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Voss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Terry Langston buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Fredric Smith | 49-66 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green gets the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG) Jamie Mann | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), David Woodell (SF) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson | |
| 02:31 | Samford | Ronald Green swats the short shot by Bert Dunagan | 49-66 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gabriel Holzer | 51-66 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Steven Neil scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Zdrojkowski | 51-69 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss loses the ball out of bounds | 51-69 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Marco Adams is called for the reach on Steven Neil - foul #2 on Marco Adams, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leroy O'Shea - foul #2 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #10 | 51-70 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss pulls down the rebound | 51-70 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-70 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green misses the tip | 51-70 |
| 01:08 | Samford | David Woodell grabs the board | 51-70 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Bert Dunagan drills a runner from the right block set up by David Woodell | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green hits the finger roll | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Samford | Bert Dunagan's layup is rejected by Leroy O'Shea | 53-72 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green grabs the board | 53-72 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-72 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea grabs the offensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The clock runs out | 53-72 |