| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) SG - Neal Auld (fresh) SF - Paul Platt (fresh) PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) C - Enlai Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) SF - Fred Melton (fresh) PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) C - Robert Steppe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Enlai Wang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Samford | Paul Platt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Enlai Wang blocks the short jumper by Fred Melton | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Ronald Powell's layup is rejected by Robert Steppe | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Robert Steppe denies the turnaround by Neal Auld | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Platt is called for the reach on Fred Melton - foul #1 on Paul Platt, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe hits a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Enlai Wang - foul #1 on Enlai Wang, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Richard Elkins is called for the reach on Neal Auld - foul #1 on Richard Elkins, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Ronald Powell's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Jordan | 0-7 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-10 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Ronald Powell buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Keith Gross - foul #1 on Keith Gross, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Erik Gregg (C) Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:07 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses the free throw | 2-10 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross is fouled in the backcourt by Pablo Rivera - foul #1 on Pablo Rivera, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Huggins (C) Ronald Powell | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Gross | 2-12 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Neal Auld's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-12 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-12 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe can't tip it in | 2-12 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe misses the tip | 2-12 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 15:58 | Samford | Pablo Rivera misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-12 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Erik Gregg hits the follow up shot | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) SG - Neal Auld (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Platt (fairly fresh) PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) SF - Fred Melton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Gross | 4-14 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Erik Gregg scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Robert Jordan, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (PG), Douglas Nadolski (SG), Ronald Powell (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Pablo Rivera, Neal Auld, Paul Platt, Charles Huggins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter (PG), Mark Brew (SG), Harold Brown (SF), Freddie Hillhouse (PF), Mohamed Horne (C) Keith Gross, Richard Elkins, Fred Melton, Robert Jordan, Robert Steppe | |
| 15:13 | Samford | Erik Gregg makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Enlai Wang - foul #2 on Enlai Wang, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Edmund Snyder (C) Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Erik Gregg misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-15 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Douglas Nadolski - foul #1 on Douglas Nadolski, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG), Charles Huggins (C) Erik Gregg, Edmund Snyder | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Pablo Rivera hits a floater from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Wetter | 9-19 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Harry Maxey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 9-19 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Charles Huggins tips it in | 11-19 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown is fouled on the floor by Douglas Nadolski - foul #2 on Douglas Nadolski, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG), Paul Platt (SF), Erik Gregg (C) Harry Maxey, Douglas Nadolski, Charles Huggins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Robert Steppe (C) Claude Wetter, Mark Brew, Harold Brown, Mohamed Horne | |
| 12:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton misses the lay-in | 11-19 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Ronald Powell snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Neal Auld makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Erik Gregg snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) PF - Ronald Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | Samford | Ronald Powell can't finish the layup | 14-19 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross hits a 3 from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Paul Platt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Freddie Hillhouse | 14-22 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Elkins | 14-24 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Pablo Rivera loses the ball out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (PG), Charles Huggins (PF), Edmund Snyder (C) Pablo Rivera, Ronald Powell, Erik Gregg | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown (SF), Robert Jordan (PF) Fred Melton, Freddie Hillhouse | |
| 10:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan clanks a shot from the right side | 14-24 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Harry Maxey grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Paul Platt connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Harry Maxey | 17-24 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Maxey takes the ball from Robert Steppe | 17-24 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Edmund Snyder is denied on a layup by Robert Jordan | 17-24 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Harry Maxey grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Paul Platt is called for traveling | 17-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG), Erik Gregg (SF) Neal Auld, Paul Platt | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter (PG), Mark Brew (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Mohamed Horne (C) Keith Gross, Richard Elkins, Harold Brown, Robert Steppe | |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Wetter, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| 08:26 | Samford | Harry Maxey is fouled on the floor by Mark Brew - foul #1 on Mark Brew, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| 08:16 | Samford | The jumper by Harry Maxey is denied by Fred Melton | 17-24 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan misses the dunk but the foul's on Charles Huggins - foul #1 on Charles Huggins, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (SG), Ronald Powell (PF) Harry Maxey, Charles Huggins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne grabs the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton is called for traveling | 17-25 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse (PF) Robert Jordan | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) SF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edmund Snyder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Claude Wetter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Brew (fresh) SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mohamed Horne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Edmund Snyder misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-27 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Ronald Powell is fouled on the floor by Freddie Hillhouse - foul #1 on Freddie Hillhouse, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG), Paul Platt (SF) Sidney Dykema, Edmund Snyder | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), Robert Steppe (C) Claude Wetter, Mark Brew, Mohamed Horne | |
| 06:50 | Samford | Pablo Rivera misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Paul Platt gets the offensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Paul Platt is whistled for a carry | 17-27 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Erik Gregg - foul #1 on Erik Gregg, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Paul Platt comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 17-28 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Ronald Powell tips it home | 19-28 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton snags the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Huggins (PF), Edmund Snyder (C) Ronald Powell, Erik Gregg | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown (SF), Robert Jordan (PF) Fred Melton, Freddie Hillhouse | |
| 04:58 | Samford | Richard Elkins takes the ball from Edmund Snyder | 19-28 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Huggins is called for the reach on Robert Jordan - foul #2 on Charles Huggins, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (PF) Charles Huggins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter (PG), Mark Brew (SG) Keith Gross, Richard Elkins | |
| 04:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:14 | Samford | Edmund Snyder hits the finger roll on a great pass from Pablo Rivera and he's hacked by Robert Steppe - foul #1 on Robert Steppe, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (PG), Harry Maxey (SG) Pablo Rivera, Neal Auld | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:14 | Samford | Edmund Snyder makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan can't finish the layup | 22-30 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan tips it in | 22-32 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Edmund Snyder is fouled on the floor by Robert Steppe - foul #2 on Robert Steppe, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Nadolski (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Paul Platt, Ronald Powell | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:52 | Samford | Edmund Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Edmund Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Sidney Dykema is called for the reach on Claude Wetter - foul #1 on Sidney Dykema, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG), Erik Gregg (SF), Charles Huggins (PF) Sidney Dykema, Douglas Nadolski, Edmund Snyder | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Mohamed Horne (C) Mark Brew, Harold Brown, Robert Steppe | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jordan | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Maxey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Claude Wetter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mohamed Horne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Enlai Wang pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Harry Maxey is whistled for a carry | 24-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG), Paul Platt (SF) Harry Maxey, Charles Huggins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG) Claude Wetter | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Platt steps in front of the Robert Jordan pass | 24-32 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Neal Auld lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Platt | 26-32 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Keith Gross | 26-34 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Enlai Wang double dribbles | 26-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (PF) Erik Gregg | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse (PF), Robert Steppe (C) Robert Jordan, Mohamed Horne | |
| 01:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Ronald Powell gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Paul Platt is whistled for traveling | 26-34 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Brew (SG), Harold Brown (SF) Richard Elkins, Fred Melton | |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (PG), Erik Gregg (SF), Charles Huggins (C) Pablo Rivera, Paul Platt, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Ronald Powell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-34 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Brew grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Brew is fouled on the floor by Erik Gregg - foul #2 on Erik Gregg, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG) Neal Auld | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter (PG), Fred Melton (SF), Robert Jordan (PF) Keith Gross, Harold Brown, Freddie Hillhouse | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Brew makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Brew makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Pablo Rivera clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-36 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 26-36 |