| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wayne Haner (fresh) SG - Antoine Nickerson (fresh) SF - David Ingram (fresh) PF - Dustin Hollis (fresh) C - Robert Halsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) SF - Mark Reda (fresh) PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Ingram wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Mark Reda grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Mark Reda makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Eakes | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Wayne Haner, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Richard Freeman | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Wayne Haner takes the ball from Johnny Lewis | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Samford | Mark Reda buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Haner | 6-6 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronnie Jackson is called for the reach on Antoine Nickerson - foul #1 on Ronnie Jackson, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Roberson (C) Robert Halsey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Ingram | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wayne Haner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Ingram (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Hollis (fresh) C - Lee Roberson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Reda (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Dustin Hollis swats the short shot by Ronnie Jackson | 8-6 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis misses the easy layup | 8-6 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Mark Reda grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Harry Eakes is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon (PG), Rodney Mast (SG), Theodore Smith (SF), James Hockman (PF), Robert Halsey (C) Wayne Haner, Antoine Nickerson, David Ingram, Dustin Hollis, Lee Roberson | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SF), Paul Graves (PF), John Maxim (C) Mark Reda, Harry Eakes, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Rodney Mast snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Halsey double dribbles | 8-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (C) Johnny Lewis | |
| 14:27 | Samford | Richard Freeman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Graves | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erwin Wagnon, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), Harry Eakes (PF) Richard Freeman, Ulysses Strasser | |
| 14:08 | Samford | Harry Eakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner (PG), Antoine Nickerson (SG), Dustin Hollis (PF) Erwin Wagnon, Theodore Smith, James Hockman | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Reda (SF) John Maxim | |
| 13:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis is fouled on the floor by Stanley Wilder - foul #1 on Stanley Wilder, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Ingram (SF) Rodney Mast | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronnie Jackson (C) Paul Graves | |
| 13:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Halsey | 10-9 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Harry Eakes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Reda is called for the reach on David Ingram - foul #1 on Mark Reda, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Roberson (C) Robert Halsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Richard Freeman (SG) Elton Eichner, Stanley Wilder | |
| 12:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Jackson | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson is hacked by Antoine Nickerson - foul #1 on Antoine Nickerson, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Mark Reda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (PF) Harry Eakes | |
| 12:06 | Eastern Kentucky | David Ingram misses the dunk attempt | 10-9 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Richard Freeman snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon (PG), Rodney Mast (SG), Theodore Smith (SF), Robert Halsey (C) Wayne Haner, Antoine Nickerson, David Ingram, Lee Roberson | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SF), John Maxim (C) Mark Reda, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Erwin Wagnon (fresh) SG - Rodney Mast (fresh) SF - Theodore Smith (fresh) PF - Dustin Hollis (fresh) C - Robert Halsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elton Eichner (fresh) PF - Paul Graves (fresh) C - John Maxim (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Theodore Smith can't tip it in | 10-9 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 11:34 | Samford | John Maxim grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:23 | Samford | John Maxim can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis can't connect on a floater from the right side | 10-9 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Johnny Lewis - foul #1 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson (SG), David Ingram (SF), James Hockman (PF) Rodney Mast, Theodore Smith, Dustin Hollis | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Reda (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Elton Eichner, Paul Graves, John Maxim | |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Richard Freeman is hacked by Robert Halsey - foul #1 on Robert Halsey, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner (PG) Erwin Wagnon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:08 | Samford | Richard Freeman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Freeman, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Roberson (C) Robert Halsey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner is hacked by Johnny Lewis - foul #2 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (PG) Johnny Lewis | |
| 09:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-9 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Mark Reda misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Harry Eakes tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Freeman - foul #2 on Richard Freeman, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis (PF), Robert Halsey (C) James Hockman, Lee Roberson | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG) Richard Freeman | |
| 09:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Mark Reda misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Elton Eichner gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 08:43 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (C) Ronnie Jackson | |
| 08:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Halsey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 13-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rodney Mast (SF) David Ingram | |
| Subs | Samford | John Maxim (C) Mark Reda | |
| 08:05 | Samford | Elton Eichner clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Paul Graves tips it in | 13-13 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Halsey lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Haner | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wayne Haner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Nickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Mast (fresh) PF - Dustin Hollis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Elton Eichner (fresh) SG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) SF - Paul Graves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Maxim (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Samford | Rodney Mast is called for the reach on Paul Graves - foul #1 on Rodney Mast, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Ingram (SF) Antoine Nickerson | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Reda (SF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Paul Graves, John Maxim | |
| 07:08 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Halsey - foul #2 on Robert Halsey, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon (PG), Lee Roberson (C) Wayne Haner, Robert Halsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (PF) Harry Eakes | |
| 07:08 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Roberson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-14 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis tips it home | 17-14 |
| 06:31 | Samford | Elton Eichner buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Roberson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Erwin Wagnon | 20-17 |
| 06:14 | Samford | Mark Reda connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Lee Roberson - foul #1 on Lee Roberson, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner (PG), Antoine Nickerson (SG) Erwin Wagnon, Rodney Mast | |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SG), Harry Eakes (PF) Elton Eichner, Stanley Wilder | |
| 06:14 | Samford | Mark Reda misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dustin Hollis | 20-19 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Paul Graves misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Roberson gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Roberson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Paul Graves grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 05:10 | Samford | David Ingram steps in front of the Paul Graves pass | 20-19 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Reda - foul #2 on Mark Reda, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rodney Mast (SF), James Hockman (PF) David Ingram, Dustin Hollis | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (PG), John Maxim (C) Mark Reda, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Paul Graves loses the dribble to Antoine Nickerson | 22-19 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Antoine Nickerson, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon (SG), Theodore Smith (C) Antoine Nickerson, Lee Roberson | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG) Paul Graves | |
| 03:58 | Samford | John Maxim misses the easy layup | 22-19 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser can't tip it in | 22-19 |
| 03:54 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Elton Eichner | 22-19 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser lays it in set up by John Maxim | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wayne Haner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin Wagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mast (fresh) PF - James Hockman (fresh) C - Theodore Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Maxim (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Mast | 25-21 |
| 03:09 | Samford | Stanley Wilder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Kentucky | James Hockman gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Kentucky | John Maxim steps in front of the Erwin Wagnon pass | 25-21 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser blows the layup but he's fouled by Wayne Haner - foul #2 on Wayne Haner, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson (SG), David Ingram (SF), Dustin Hollis (PF), Robert Halsey (C) Wayne Haner, Rodney Mast, James Hockman, Theodore Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Richard Freeman (SG), Mark Reda (SF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Elton Eichner, Stanley Wilder, Harry Eakes, John Maxim | |
| 02:56 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | David Ingram hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Antoine Nickerson | 27-22 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser travels with the ball | 27-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (PF) Ulysses Strasser | |
| 02:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Graves swats the layup by Robert Halsey | 27-22 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Hollis | 29-22 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Richard Freeman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-22 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Mark Reda hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 29-24 |
| 01:17 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ronnie Jackson | 29-24 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Johnny Lewis buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Graves | 29-26 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Erwin Wagnon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Mark Reda pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Hollis gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson is hacked by Richard Freeman - foul #3 on Richard Freeman, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Haner (PG), Lee Roberson (C) Erwin Wagnon, Robert Halsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG), Harry Eakes (PF) Richard Freeman, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Antoine Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Johnny Lewis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-26 |