| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Randolph (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt blows the layup | 28-32 |
| 19:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt tips it home | 30-32 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Charles Walton misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alvin Robertson - foul #1 on Alvin Robertson, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Charles Walton misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson lays it in | 32-33 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Robert Bradford's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Moffitt | 32-33 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Kevin Canas tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Canas steals the ball from Freddy Waller | 32-35 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Harry Kelley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Canas | 32-37 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Kelley is called for the reach on Thomas Hamlin - foul #3 on Harry Kelley, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (PG) Harry Kelley | |
| 18:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Louis Chamlee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Louis Chamlee is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Moffitt - foul #1 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 17:20 | Samford | William Randolph's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Moffitt | 32-37 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson drills a jumpshot from the left side | 34-37 |
| 16:51 | Samford | William Randolph drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Chamlee | 34-40 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Kevin Canas connects on the jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Canas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Walton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG), Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF), Doug Robertson (C) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Hassan Parker (SF), Sam Blackshear (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) Kevin Canas, Charles Walton, William Randolph, Robert Bradford | |
| 15:24 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel clanks a runner near the basket | 37-42 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Santos Ward | 40-42 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson lays it up and in set up by Harry Kelley | 40-44 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Huang Chin steps in front of the Louis Chamlee pass | 40-44 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson tips it home | 42-44 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Louis Chamlee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Hassan Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Hassan Parker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Santos Ward - foul #2 on Santos Ward, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Santos Ward, Huang Chin, William Clark, Joel McDaniel, Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Canas (SG), William Randolph (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Louis Chamlee, Sam Blackshear, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| 12:59 | Samford | Hassan Parker makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Hassan Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Walton (SF) Hassan Parker | |
| 12:25 | Samford | Harry Kelley connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Walton | 42-49 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Harry Kelley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Randolph (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 11:28 | Samford | Charles Walton pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Kevin Canas is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG) Alvin Robertson | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Haliburton (PG), Hassan Parker (C) Harry Kelley, Robert Bradford | |
| 10:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Charles Walton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Kevin Canas tips it home | 46-51 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Richard Haliburton gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Kevin Canas is hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF), Doug Robertson (C) Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Robert Bradford (C) Richard Haliburton, William Randolph | |
| 09:41 | Samford | Harry Kelley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Harry Kelley, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG) Huang Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (PG), Richard Haliburton (SG) Harry Kelley, Kevin Canas | |
| 09:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses the easy layup | 49-51 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Doug Robertson | 52-51 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Robert Bradford buries a shot in the paint | 52-53 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Charles Walton snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Richard Haliburton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Louis Chamlee | 52-56 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 07:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Bradford | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Doug Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Haliburton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Walton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hassan Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bradford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Hassan Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, Joel McDaniel, Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Kevin Canas (SG), Sam Blackshear (SF), William Randolph (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) Louis Chamlee, Richard Haliburton, Charles Walton, Hassan Parker, Robert Bradford | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-56 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Kevin Canas gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Harry Kelley double dribbles | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG) William Clark | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Kentucky | William Randolph is called for the reach on Freddy Waller - foul #1 on William Randolph, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Willie Hodgkinson denies the turnaround by Jeremy Moffitt | 52-56 |
| 06:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Randolph | 52-56 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Harry Kelley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Canas | 52-59 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Moffitt | 55-59 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Huang Chin steps in front of the William Randolph pass | 55-59 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward banks in the layup set up by Huang Chin | 57-59 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Harry Kelley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Kelley | 57-59 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller can't tip it in | 57-59 |
| 05:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Randolph | 57-59 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG) Santos Ward, Huang Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Walton (SF), Robert Bradford (C) Sam Blackshear, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Charles Walton | 57-59 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Robert Bradford can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Freddy Waller - foul #2 on Freddy Waller, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Robert Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the easy layup | 57-60 |
| 04:22 | Samford | William Randolph snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Robert Bradford lays it up and in | 57-62 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller travels with the ball | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Randolph (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Jeremy Moffitt picks off the pass by Charles Walton | 57-62 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Bradford - foul #2 on Robert Bradford, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF) Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (PF) William Randolph | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Robert Bradford gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Hassan Parker scores on a shot in the lane | 58-64 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF) William Clark, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Samford | William Randolph (PF) Hassan Parker | |
| 02:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith's floater is knocked away by William Randolph | 58-64 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller tips it home | 60-64 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Charles Walton blows the layup | 60-64 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-64 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Robert Bradford gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Charles Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith scores on a floater from the left block set up by Freddy Waller | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Samford | Daniel Smith is called for the reach on Harry Kelley - foul #4 on Daniel Smith, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Thomas Hamlin is called for the reach on Harry Kelley - foul #2 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Harry Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Harry Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alvin Robertson | 62-65 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |