| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Reda (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Paul Olguin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Mark Reda inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Harry Eakes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronnie Jackson and he's hacked by James Edwards - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Harry Eakes misses the free throw | 39-46 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Lewis - foul #1 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Olguin | 39-48 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Johnny Lewis scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-48 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis snags the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Harry Eakes loses the ball out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Samford | John Maxim (C) Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF), James Hood (PF) Paul Olguin, Richard Davis, James Edwards | |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Reda - foul #2 on Mark Reda, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Elton Eichner (SF), Ulysses Strasser (C) Johnny Lewis, Mark Reda, Harry Eakes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Pablo Nunez (C) Brandon Wakefield, Hugh Blanton | |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:48 | Samford | James Hood denies the turnaround by Ulysses Strasser | 41-50 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Elton Eichner pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Richard Freeman is hacked by Paul Olguin - foul #2 on Paul Olguin, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronnie Jackson (C) Richard Freeman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:18 | Samford | John Maxim's layup is rejected by Pablo Nunez | 41-50 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Hood | 41-53 |
| 16:57 | Samford | John Maxim misses the wide open floater from the right side | 41-53 |
| 16:55 | Samford | John Maxim tips it in | 43-53 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ulysses Strasser steps in front of the Richard Jeffrey pass | 43-53 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Elton Eichner is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Jeffrey - foul #1 on Richard Jeffrey, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Mark Reda (SF), Harry Eakes (PF) Stanley Wilder, John Maxim, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza (PG), Brandon Wakefield (SG), Richard Davis (SF), James Edwards (PF), Hugh Blanton (C) Richard Jeffrey, Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, James Hood, Pablo Nunez | |
| 16:28 | Samford | Johnny Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG) Elton Eichner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield's floater is tipped away by Mark Reda | 43-53 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Harry Eakes pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Johnny Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Wakefield - foul #2 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronnie Jackson (C) Ulysses Strasser | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:57 | Samford | Mark Reda buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Reda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jack Peraza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 15:42 | Samford | Mark Reda is hacked by Brandon Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (SF) Mark Reda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Clyde Brisson (SG), Pablo Nunez (PF) Jack Peraza, Brandon Wakefield, James Edwards | |
| 15:26 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Freeman - foul #3 on Richard Freeman, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Elton Eichner (SF), John Maxim (C) Johnny Lewis, Harry Eakes, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hood (PF) Hugh Blanton | |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Stanley Wilder misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Matthew Reed - foul #4 on Matthew Reed, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (PG), Paul Olguin (SG) Matthew Reed, Richard Davis | |
| 15:02 | Samford | Stanley Wilder misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Stanley Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Stanley Wilder makes the 3rd free throw | 47-56 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Clyde Brisson, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Reda (SF) Richard Freeman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza (PG), Brandon Wakefield (SG), James Edwards (PF) Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, Pablo Nunez | |
| 14:42 | Samford | Elton Eichner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elton Eichner, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield double dribbles | 47-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (C) John Maxim | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:13 | Samford | Paul Graves is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-56 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Reda is called for the reach on Richard Jeffrey - foul #3 on Mark Reda, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Harry Eakes (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Elton Eichner, Stanley Wilder, Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton (C) James Hood | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Johnny Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton misses short on a shot from the baseline | 47-56 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses the lay-in | 47-56 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Jeffrey | 47-58 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Johnny Lewis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Edwards | 47-58 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ronnie Jackson - foul #2 on Ronnie Jackson, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (PG), Richard Freeman (SG), Paul Graves (SF), John Maxim (C) Johnny Lewis, Ulysses Strasser, Mark Reda, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Richard Davis (SF), James Hood (PF) Jack Peraza, Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards | |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Harry Eakes's floater is tipped away by Paul Olguin | 47-60 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Harry Eakes hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Maxim (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Olguin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Hugh Blanton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Brandon Wakefield | 49-62 |
| 11:29 | Samford | Richard Freeman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Eakes | 51-62 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Paul Olguin | 51-64 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Elton Eichner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Ulysses Strasser (C) Elton Eichner, Harry Eakes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards (PF), Pablo Nunez (C) James Hood, Hugh Blanton | |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Davis | 51-67 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Johnny Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-67 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-67 |
| 10:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Maxim | 51-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 09:52 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser is whistled for a carry | 51-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), Mark Reda (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Richard Freeman, Paul Graves, John Maxim, Ulysses Strasser | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Hugh Blanton (C) Brandon Wakefield, Richard Davis, James Edwards | |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 51-67 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton tips it back up and in | 51-69 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Pablo Nunez is called for the reach on Mark Reda - foul #2 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (PG) Johnny Lewis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hood (PF) Pablo Nunez | |
| 09:19 | Samford | Mark Reda makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Mark Reda makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Mark Reda - foul #4 on Mark Reda, team foul #7 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG) Mark Reda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza (PG) Paul Olguin | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Elton Eichner makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-71 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-74 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Elton Eichner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-74 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Clyde Brisson | 56-76 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Elton Eichner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-76 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Hood | 56-76 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stanley Wilder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elton Eichner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jack Peraza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Brisson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Jeffrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. PF - James Hood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Hugh Blanton (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-76 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson gets the offensive rebound | 56-76 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Eakes is called for the reach on Hugh Blanton - foul #1 on Harry Eakes, team foul #8 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Mark Reda (SF), Paul Graves (PF), Ulysses Strasser (C) Stanley Wilder, Elton Eichner, Harry Eakes, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Richard Davis (SF), James Edwards (PF) Jack Peraza, Clyde Brisson, Richard Jeffrey, James Hood | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-78 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed snags the defensive board | 56-78 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 56-78 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Paul Graves pulls down the rebound | 56-78 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Richard Freeman is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Ulysses Strasser | 58-78 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Freeman steals it from Paul Olguin | 58-78 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Richard Freeman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-78 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark Reda - foul #5 on Mark Reda, team foul #9 | 61-78 |
| Subs | Samford | John Maxim (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Richard Freeman, Mark Reda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez (C) Hugh Blanton | |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Paul Graves is fouled on the floor by James Edwards - foul #3 on James Edwards, team foul #9 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (SG) Paul Olguin | |
| 06:00 | Samford | Paul Graves makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Paul Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brandon Wakefield | 63-83 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-83 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG) Ulysses Strasser | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF), James Hood (PF) Matthew Reed, Richard Davis, James Edwards | |
| 05:20 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-83 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Johnny Lewis snags the defensive board | 63-83 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-83 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Paul Graves tips it back up and in | 65-83 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-83 |
| 04:56 | Samford | John Maxim grabs the board | 65-83 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Elton Eichner loses the dribble to Pablo Nunez in the backcourt | 65-83 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Lewis is called for the reach on Jack Peraza - foul #2 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #10 | 65-83 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG), Harry Eakes (PF) Johnny Lewis, John Maxim | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Richard Jeffrey (SF) Brandon Wakefield, Clyde Brisson, Pablo Nunez | |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza makes the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza makes the 2nd free throw | 65-85 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Jack Peraza steals it from Elton Eichner | 65-85 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Reed and he's hacked by Paul Graves - foul #4 on Paul Graves, team foul #11 | 65-87 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Ulysses Strasser (SF) Elton Eichner, Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis (SF), James Edwards (PF), Hugh Blanton (C) Paul Olguin, Jack Peraza, James Hood | |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the free throw | 65-88 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses long on a floater from the left side | 65-88 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Hugh Blanton | 65-88 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Jeffrey is denied by Harry Eakes | 65-88 |
| 03:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ulysses Strasser | 65-88 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jeffrey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Hugh Blanton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:35 | Samford | Hugh Blanton takes the ball from Stanley Wilder | 65-88 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ulysses Strasser takes the ball from Richard Davis | 65-88 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-88 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Davis | 65-88 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Jeffrey | 65-90 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Harry Eakes can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 65-90 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-90 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Jackson - foul #3 on Ronnie Jackson, team foul #12 | 65-90 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (PG), Paul Graves (PF), John Maxim (C) Richard Freeman, Harry Eakes, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Clyde Brisson (SG), Pablo Nunez (PF), James Hood (C) Matthew Reed, Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards, Hugh Blanton | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-91 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-92 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Paul Graves misses the easy open layup | 65-92 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood snags the defensive board | 65-92 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Davis | 65-94 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Davis - foul #3 on Richard Davis, team foul #10 | 65-94 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza (PG) Richard Davis | |
| 02:11 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser makes the 1st free throw | 66-94 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser makes the 2nd free throw | 67-94 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-94 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 67-94 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez gets the rebound | 67-94 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Peraza hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Brisson | 67-96 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Brandon Wakefield is called for the reach on Stanley Wilder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #11 | 67-96 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (PG) Jack Peraza | |
| 01:42 | Samford | Stanley Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 68-96 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Stanley Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 69-96 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses the shot from the right side | 69-96 |
| 01:26 | Samford | Elton Eichner pulls down the rebound | 69-96 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Wilder | 71-96 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Hood | 71-98 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Elton Eichner is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Graves | 73-98 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the jumper from the baseline | 73-100 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser is hacked by Clyde Brisson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Brisson, team foul #12 | 73-100 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses the 1st free throw | 73-100 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser makes the 2nd free throw | 74-100 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-100 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser double dribbles | 74-100 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey runs out the clock | 74-100 |