| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams inbounds the ball | 32-44 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 32-47 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 32-47 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson is hacked by Sean Utley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Utley, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams is hacked by Huey Scott - foul #1 on Huey Scott, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher is whistled for traveling | 32-47 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Sean Utley travels with the ball | 32-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Jason Cooper, David Williams, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF) Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:55 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the wide open runner near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 34-47 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang is hacked by Bruce Marrow - foul #2 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Myron Knarr (PF) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SG) Louis Jackson | |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Irvin Brewer - foul #1 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF) Gilbert Harper | |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Edelen steals it from Kenneth Lawhorn | 34-48 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Julio Silva is called for the reach on Kevin Edelen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Julio Silva, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF) Irvin Brewer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lei Wang | |
| 17:01 | Samford | Archie Reed hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Oaks - foul #2 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (SG) Julio Silva | |
| 17:01 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Archie Reed - foul #1 on Archie Reed, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG), David Williams (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman | |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-50 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks gets the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Cecil Wagers takes the ball from Ronald Oaks | 34-50 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Louis Jackson steps in front of the Kevin Edelen pass in the backcourt | 34-50 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper lays it in set up by Louis Jackson | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Huey Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myron Knarr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Cecil Wagers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Huey Scott, Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Louis Jackson, Jason Cooper, David Williams, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Sean Utley steals it from Kenneth Lawhorn | 34-52 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Bruce Marrow hits a driving attempt from close range | 36-52 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Lei Wang - foul #2 on Lei Wang, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (SG), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Wagers, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG), Julio Silva (SG), David Williams (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Scott Horn, Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman, Lei Wang | |
| 14:18 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Bruce Marrow makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it home | 37-54 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Luke Watkin comes up short on the runner in the lane | 37-54 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Irvin Brewer tips it back up and in | 39-54 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 39-56 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Irvin Brewer blows the layup | 39-56 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva travels with the ball | 39-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Sean Utley, Irvin Brewer, Bruce Marrow, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jason Cooper (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Julio Silva, David Williams, Gilbert Harper, Chris Schumacher | |
| 12:32 | Samford | Anthony Bentley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Leonard Cooke | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Cooper | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Huey Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Myron Knarr | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jason Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Jackson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Lei Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn is denied on a layup by Huey Scott | 42-59 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Huey Scott snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Kevin Edelen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Myron Knarr | 45-59 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper drills a 3 from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Myron Knarr is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-62 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Myron Knarr grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 10:24 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is fouled on the floor by Jason Cooper - foul #3 on Jason Cooper, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Leonard Cooke (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Julio Silva (SG), David Williams (SF), James Holman (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Scott Horn, Jason Cooper, Louis Jackson, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 10:05 | Samford | Irvin Brewer drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Utley and he's hacked by James Holman - foul #2 on James Holman, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper (PF) James Holman | |
| 10:05 | Samford | Irvin Brewer makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the offensive board | 50-64 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Irvin Brewer knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Leonard Cooke | 52-64 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper blows the layup | 52-64 |
| 09:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Archie Reed | 52-64 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Kenneth Lawhorn is called for the reach on Sean Utley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Irvin Brewer, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF) David Williams, Gilbert Harper | |
| 08:53 | Samford | Huey Scott misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Luke Watkin grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Cecil Wagers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-64 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman is fouled on the floor by Huey Scott - foul #2 on Huey Scott, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Huey Scott, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (PG), Louis Jackson (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn, Julio Silva | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Louis Jackson is called for the reach on Cecil Wagers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Jackson, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Sean Utley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson's pass is intercepted by Luke Watkin | 54-66 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Cecil Wagers blows the dunk | 54-66 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Louie (fresh) SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Holman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Edelen steals it from James Holman | 54-66 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Bruce Marrow lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Kevin Edelen | 56-66 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Luke Watkin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Bruce Marrow travels with the ball | 56-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Cecil Wagers, Bruce Marrow, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jason Cooper (SG), David Williams (SF), Lei Wang (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) George Louie, Louis Jackson, James Holman, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn is called for traveling | 56-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Kevin Edelen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:24 | Samford | Cecil Wagers lays it up and in | 58-66 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Cecil Wagers - foul #1 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (PF) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:03 | Samford | The jump hook by Myron Knarr is blocked by Lei Wang | 58-68 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 58-68 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 05:32 | Samford | David Williams is called for the reach on Huey Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), George Louie (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Scott Horn, Jason Cooper, David Williams, Lei Wang, Gilbert Harper | |
| 05:32 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Schumacher | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:12 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Louie | 58-71 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Utley - foul #2 on Sean Utley, team foul #10 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Sean Utley, Huey Scott, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF) George Louie | |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 3rd free throw | 58-74 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Irvin Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-74 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher gets the rebound | 58-74 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-74 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Irvin Brewer snags the defensive board | 58-74 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-74 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Bruce Marrow tips it home | 60-74 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Holman | 60-74 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Chris Schumacher is denied by Luke Watkin | 60-74 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Bruce Marrow snags the defensive board | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Samford | Leonard Cooke drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Holman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Cooke is called for the reach on James Holman - foul #2 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #11 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Irvin Brewer, Bruce Marrow, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jason Cooper (SG), David Williams (SF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Jackson, Kenneth Lawhorn, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 03:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Archie Reed | 63-75 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Scott Horn is called for the reach on Cecil Wagers - foul #4 on Scott Horn, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF) Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper (C) James Holman | |
| 03:10 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Knarr steals the ball from David Williams | 64-75 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 64-75 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Huey Scott grabs the offensive board | 64-75 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 02:09 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Bentley | 64-75 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Myron Knarr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), James Holman (SF) Scott Horn, Jason Cooper, David Williams | |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson is hacked by Kevin Edelen - foul #2 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #12 | 64-75 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Leonard Cooke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-77 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-77 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the wide open shot from the right side | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn comes up short on the jumper from close range | 66-77 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lei Wang - foul #3 on Lei Wang, team foul #10 | 66-77 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Edelen is called for the reach on James Holman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #13 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Irvin Brewer, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Williams (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Lei Wang, Gilbert Harper | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Bruce Marrow blows the layup | 68-79 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it back up and in | 70-79 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson runs out the clock | 70-79 |