| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (C) Ernest Wood, Myron Troxler | |
| 19:19 | Samford | Terry Langston hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Fredric Smith | 41-36 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | William Topete steals the ball from Leroy O'Shea | 41-36 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Fredric Smith banks in the layup set up by Terry Langston | 43-36 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green lays it in on a great pass from Jason Tellez | 43-38 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Terry Langston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Terry Langston scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ian Cox | 46-38 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Fredric Smith - foul #2 on Fredric Smith, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Myron Troxler (C) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Ronald Green | |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Bert Dunagan hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Dunagan blocks the short jumper by Jason Tellez | 48-40 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Ernest Wood (SF) Mudada Abdulla, Leroy O'Shea | |
| 15:57 | Samford | Bryan Gomes scores on a jump hook in the paint | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Tellez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood loses the dribble to Bryan Gomes | 50-40 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Steven Neil is fouled on the floor by Ricky Weldy - foul #2 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Terry Langston | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy | |
| 15:25 | Samford | Maurice Parish travels with the ball | 50-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gabriel Holzer | 50-43 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Steven Neil is denied on a dunk by Myron Troxler | 50-43 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Bryan Gomes snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Neil | 53-43 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is hacked by Steven Neil - foul #2 on Steven Neil, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, Bryan Gomes, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy | |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| 13:51 | Samford | William Topete misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-43 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the tip | 53-43 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Terry Langston snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 13:36 | Samford | William Topete misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-43 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler's dunk attempt is rejected by Fredric Smith | 53-43 |
| 13:26 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 13:21 | Samford | William Topete misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Terry Langston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Myron Troxler | 53-43 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez is hacked by Bert Dunagan - foul #2 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft | |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-43 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Ian Cox is hacked by Ernest Wood - foul #2 on Ernest Wood, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF) Ian Cox, William Topete | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Tellez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gordon Kimsey, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is whistled for a carry | 53-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:13 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses the lay-in | 53-43 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Myron Troxler | 53-43 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Bryan Gomes snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 10:48 | Samford | Ricky Weldy takes the ball from Steven Neil | 53-43 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler is hacked by Steven Neil - foul #3 on Steven Neil, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Bryan Gomes, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy | |
| 10:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood double dribbles | 53-43 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 09:57 | Samford | Jason Tellez steals it from Terry Langston | 53-43 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez is denied on a layup by Bert Dunagan | 53-43 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Ian Cox hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Topete | 55-43 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG) Terry Langston | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy | |
| 09:03 | Samford | Ian Cox can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez's layup is rejected by Bert Dunagan | 55-43 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Bert Dunagan gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Bert Dunagan scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Steven Neil and the foul's on Jason Tellez - foul #3 on Jason Tellez, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Bryan Gomes (SF) Ian Cox, William Topete | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Mudada Abdulla | |
| 08:18 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Ernest Wood denies the turnaround by Fredric Smith | 58-46 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Terry Langston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Fredric Smith tips it but misses | 58-46 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Steven Neil is hacked by Myron Troxler - foul #2 on Myron Troxler, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Maurice Parish (C) Steven Neil, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy | |
| 06:39 | Samford | Terry Langston buries a floater from the left side | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Gomes steps in front of the Myron Troxler pass | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 06:07 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Bancroft - foul #1 on Kevin Bancroft, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| 06:07 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 05:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ian Cox | 62-46 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Terry Langston is fouled on the floor by Ricky Weldy - foul #3 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Terry Langston misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gabriel Holzer - foul #1 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-46 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Terry Langston snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Terry Langston is hacked by Mudada Abdulla - foul #1 on Mudada Abdulla, team foul #8 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Bryan Gomes, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Mudada Abdulla | |
| 04:54 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Stephen Heald (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Franklin Nakano (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| 04:22 | Samford | Steven Neil is hacked by Dikembe Alhambra - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 04:22 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Bancroft | 66-48 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Leroy O'Shea swats the layup by Stephen Heald | 66-48 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Heald (fresh) C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Franklin Nakano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Kevin Bancroft | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:07 | Samford | Maurice Parish buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stephen Heald | 69-50 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano is hacked by Maurice Parish - foul #3 on Maurice Parish, team foul #6 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (C) Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG) Dikembe Alhambra, Kevin Bancroft | |
| 02:28 | Eastern Illinois | Gordon Kimsey picks off the pass by Franklin Nakano | 69-50 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski lays it in on a great pass from Gordon Kimsey | 71-50 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Donald Seal | 71-52 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Stephen Heald misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-52 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Bryan Gomes tips it back up and in | 73-52 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Green | 73-55 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Neil | 75-55 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leroy O'Shea | 75-58 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Steven Neil is hacked by Donald Seal - foul #1 on Donald Seal, team foul #10 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (C) Stephen Heald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:56 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-58 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green gets the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla is called for traveling | 75-58 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Steven Neil and the foul's on Mudada Abdulla - foul #2 on Mudada Abdulla, team foul #11 | 77-58 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gordon Kimsey - foul #2 on Gordon Kimsey, team foul #7 | 78-58 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Steven Neil runs out the clock | 78-60 |