| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ardian Wojciechowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski is hacked by Sean Utley - foul #2 on Sean Utley, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Utley steals the ball from Gabriel Esposito | 32-24 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Sean Utley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edgar Gibbs - foul #2 on Edgar Gibbs, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Charles Bremer steals the ball from Sean Utley | 32-24 |
| 18:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer loses the dribble to Cecil Wagers | 32-24 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the easy open layup | 32-24 |
| 17:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 17:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski tips it home | 34-24 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Gabriel Esposito is called for the reach on Cecil Wagers - foul #1 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), William Smith (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), John Viveiros (C) Ardian Wojciechowski, Charles Bremer, Gabriel Esposito, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Archie Reed (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 17:06 | Samford | Irvin Brewer buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Travis Adkison - foul #2 on Travis Adkison, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk loses the dribble to Myron Knarr | 34-26 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Archie Reed clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 16:22 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:09 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Kevin Edelen - foul #2 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars (C) Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-26 |
| 15:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Viveiros (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Mars (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk is hacked by Kevin Edelen - foul #3 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG), Melvin Henkle (PF) William Smith, John Viveiros | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| 15:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 15:29 | Samford | Sean Utley grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Sean Utley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 15:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 15:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SF) Virgil Loudermilk, Travis Adkison | |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Kevin Edelen, Irvin Brewer | |
| 14:54 | Samford | Sean Utley is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Huey Scott | 34-28 |
| 14:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer can't connect on a shot from the left side | 34-28 |
| 14:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to Huey Scott | 34-28 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Huey Scott is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Esposito - foul #2 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), Edgar Gibbs (PF) George Slattery, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Archie Reed (C) Sean Utley, Luke Watkin | |
| 14:12 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits the easy wide open finger roll | 34-30 |
| 13:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Cecil Wagers pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is hacked by Charles Bremer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Bremer, team foul #6 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), John Viveiros (C) Charles Bremer, Gabriel Esposito, Melvin Henkle | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow | |
| 13:31 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Cooke | 34-32 |
| 13:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison is hacked by Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Albert Mars (C) Ardian Wojciechowski, Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Irvin Brewer (SF) Leonard Cooke, Archie Reed | |
| 12:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Travis Adkison | 36-32 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Sean Utley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Myron Knarr | 36-35 |
| 12:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars is hacked by Kevin Edelen - foul #4 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), Charles Bremer (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Melvin Henkle (C) Virgil Loudermilk, William Smith, Travis Adkison, John Viveiros, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| 12:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs misses short on a shot from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 12:00 | Samford | Luke Watkin grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Cecil Wagers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ardian Wojciechowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Henkle (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Irvin Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs makes the shot from the right block set up by Charles Bremer and the foul's on Cecil Wagers - foul #3 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (PF) Irvin Brewer | |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Huey Scott is called for the reach on Melvin Henkle - foul #1 on Huey Scott, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Albert Mars (C) Ardian Wojciechowski, Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Archie Reed (C) Sean Utley, Luke Watkin | |
| 11:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Archie Reed is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 10:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Virgil Loudermilk | 41-37 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Virgil Loudermilk takes the ball from Archie Reed in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 10:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Archie Reed lays it up and in on a great pass from Huey Scott and he's hacked by Charles Bremer - foul #4 on Charles Bremer, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), William Smith (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), John Viveiros (C) Virgil Loudermilk, Charles Bremer, Gabriel Esposito, Melvin Henkle, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Myron Knarr (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow | |
| 10:05 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Irvin Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Sean Utley knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Irvin Brewer | 41-42 |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 41-42 |
| 09:28 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith tips it home | 43-42 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Myron Knarr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (SG) Archie Reed | |
| 09:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros lays it up and in on a great pass from Edgar Gibbs | 45-42 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Edgar Gibbs steps in front of the Irvin Brewer pass | 45-42 |
| 08:37 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Irvin Brewer - foul #2 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Francis Small (SF), Albert Mars (C) Ardian Wojciechowski, Edgar Gibbs, John Viveiros | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Bruce Marrow (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Sean Utley, Irvin Brewer, Anthony Bentley | |
| 08:37 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:37 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Myron Knarr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:20 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 08:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Leonard Cooke | 47-42 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Melvin Henkle (PF) William Smith, Travis Adkison | |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF) Myron Knarr | |
| 08:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by George Slattery | 49-42 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is hacked by Virgil Loudermilk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SF) Francis Small | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG) Leonard Cooke | |
| 08:03 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Virgil Loudermilk | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Henkle (fresh) 3 pf. C - Albert Mars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Samford | Huey Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 07:35 | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Luke Watkin - foul #1 on Luke Watkin, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG), Francis Small (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Travis Adkison (C) George Slattery, Gabriel Esposito, Melvin Henkle, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF) Huey Scott | |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-44 |
| 06:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs comes up short on the floater from the left block | 54-44 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Sean Utley snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Francis Small steals the ball from Luke Watkin | 54-44 |
| 06:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Cecil Wagers takes the ball from Edgar Gibbs | 54-44 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits the finger roll | 54-46 |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison is fouled on the floor by Luke Watkin - foul #2 on Luke Watkin, team foul #10 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), John Viveiros (C) Virgil Loudermilk, Francis Small, Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Myron Knarr (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Bruce Marrow, Luke Watkin | |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Archie Reed misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 54-46 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Gabriel Esposito steps in front of the Myron Knarr pass | 54-46 |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Ardian Wojciechowski and the foul's on Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle (PF) Travis Adkison | |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF) Kevin Edelen | |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-46 |
| 04:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 04:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros misses the lay-in | 57-46 |
| 04:45 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to John Viveiros | 57-46 |
| 04:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The short jumper by Melvin Henkle is denied by Anthony Bentley | 57-46 |
| 04:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle hits the follow up shot | 59-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:09 | Samford | Archie Reed buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 59-48 |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ardian Wojciechowski and the foul's on Myron Knarr - foul #1 on Myron Knarr, team foul #12 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), William Smith (SG), Francis Small (SF), Albert Mars (C) Ardian Wojciechowski, Charles Bremer, Gabriel Esposito, John Viveiros | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Bruce Marrow (PF), Irvin Brewer (C) Leonard Cooke, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Small (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Henkle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Huey Scott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Sean Utley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 03:35 | Samford | Cecil Wagers tips it in | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk misses the shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Cecil Wagers gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF) Francis Small, Melvin Henkle | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow | |
| 03:08 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by William Smith | 64-52 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses the jump hook in the lane | 64-52 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Irvin Brewer hits the follow up shot | 64-54 |
| 02:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), Charles Bremer (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF) Virgil Loudermilk, William Smith, Albert Mars | |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (PF) Irvin Brewer | |
| 02:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-54 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Edgar Gibbs steps in front of the Kevin Edelen pass | 66-54 |
| 01:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito clanks a jumper from the right side | 66-54 |
| 01:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs can't tip it in | 66-54 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Luke Watkin pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Sean Utley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Bremer | 69-54 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Ardian Wojciechowski is called for the reach on Sean Utley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ardian Wojciechowski, team foul #10 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), William Smith (SG), Melvin Henkle (PF), John Viveiros (C) Ardian Wojciechowski, Charles Bremer, Gabriel Esposito, Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (C) Cecil Wagers, Luke Watkin | |
| 01:08 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle drills a jumper in the lane set up by Virgil Loudermilk and he's fouled by Myron Knarr - foul #2 on Myron Knarr, team foul #13 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Sean Utley | |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle makes the free throw | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Archie Reed can't finish the layup | 72-55 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Myron Knarr pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Irvin Brewer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #14 | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk runs out the clock | 72-55 |