| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Spitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Faulkner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Cadena (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Queen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Samford | John Reader is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Aycock - foul #3 on Kenny Aycock, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete (PG) Kenny Aycock | |
| 19:34 | Samford | Anthony Spitz takes the ball from Martin Wood | 35-39 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Gale Greene scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Reader | 37-41 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Gale Greene takes the ball from Anthony Spitz | 37-41 |
| 18:16 | Samford | John Reader is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Greg Morgan tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz blows the layup but he's fouled by John Reader - foul #1 on John Reader, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) John Reader, Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson (PF), David Noggle (C) George Cadena, David Queen | |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Billy Doyle knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Letendre | 41-42 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Allen is called for the reach on Anthony Spitz - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG) Richard Letendre | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:06 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle clanks a driving attempt from close range | 41-42 |
| 17:04 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Billy Doyle comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Damian Navarrete - foul #2 on Damian Navarrete, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Hamilton (C) David Noggle | |
| 16:57 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Billy Doyle hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Rodney Bryant - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Kenneth O'Neil (SG), John Woodruff (SF), David Queen (C) Damian Navarrete, Anthony Spitz, Jerry Faulkner, David Hamilton | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Letendre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth O'Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Woodruff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Queen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Samford | Martin Wood is hacked by John Woodruff in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Woodruff, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze (SF), George Cadena (PF) John Woodruff, Andrew Robinson | |
| 15:35 | Samford | Gale Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Cadena - foul #1 on George Cadena, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Greg Morgan grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Gale Greene drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Richard Letendre | 47-44 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Queen | 47-47 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht is hacked by Kenneth O'Neil - foul #4 on Kenneth O'Neil, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Jacob Westfall (C) Richard Letendre, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG), David Hamilton (PF), David Noggle (C) Kenneth O'Neil, George Cadena, David Queen | |
| 14:44 | Samford | Gale Greene misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 14:43 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to John Reader | 47-47 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Schulze - foul #4 on Ryan Schulze, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner (SF) Ryan Schulze | |
| 14:33 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Greg Morgan takes the ball from David Noggle | 48-47 |
| 13:55 | Samford | John Reader is fouled on the floor by Kenny Aycock - foul #4 on Kenny Aycock, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete (PG), David Queen (C) Kenny Aycock, David Noggle | |
| 13:55 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:55 | Samford | John Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Shaw is called for the reach on Anthony Spitz - foul #1 on Billy Shaw, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson (PF) David Hamilton | |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Rodney Bryant snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 13:04 | Samford | John Reader connects on the floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Damian Navarrete and he's fouled by Billy Shaw - foul #2 on Billy Shaw, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jim Kauffman (SF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena (PF) Andrew Robinson | |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:32 | Samford | Gale Greene can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 52-50 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen is hacked by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Hamilton (C) David Queen | |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | David Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Billy Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Damian Navarrete - foul #3 on Damian Navarrete, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF) Jim Kauffman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle (C) George Cadena | |
| 11:53 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Damian Navarrete (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Spitz (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Faulkner (tiring) 7 pts. PF - David Hamilton (fresh) C - David Noggle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Hecht takes the ball from Jerry Faulkner | 54-50 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Greg Morgan is hacked by Anthony Spitz - foul #1 on Anthony Spitz, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Rodney Bryant (SG), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Billy Shaw, Gale Greene, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena (PF), Andrew Robinson (C) David Hamilton, David Noggle | |
| 11:07 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena lays it in and the foul's on Greg Morgan - foul #1 on Greg Morgan, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:36 | Samford | John Reader knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Greg Morgan | 57-53 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Greg Morgan steps in front of the Damian Navarrete pass | 57-53 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Richard Allen lays it up and in set up by Greg Morgan | 59-53 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | John Reader takes the ball from Jerry Faulkner | 59-53 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Rodney Bryant lays it up and in set up by John Reader | 61-53 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Queen (C) George Cadena | |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson is fouled on the floor by Greg Morgan - foul #2 on Greg Morgan, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF) Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Hamilton (PF) Jerry Faulkner | |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:35 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Andrew Robinson is called for the reach on Gale Greene - foul #2 on Andrew Robinson, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Gale Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete loses the ball out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner (SF) Andrew Robinson | |
| 08:32 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht lays it in on a great pass from John Reader | 64-53 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 08:20 | Samford | John Reader travels in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle (C) David Queen | |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-55 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Billy Doyle gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:36 | Samford | John Reader comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Damian Navarrete - foul #4 on Damian Navarrete, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG) Gale Greene | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Kenneth O'Neil (SG), John Woodruff (SF), George Cadena (PF) Damian Navarrete, Anthony Spitz, Jerry Faulkner, David Hamilton | |
| 07:36 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 07:36 | Samford | John Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth O'Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Woodruff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Cadena (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Noggle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth O'Neil | 66-57 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Billy Shaw drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Reader | 68-57 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Richard Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze (SF), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Queen (C) John Woodruff, George Cadena, David Noggle | |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Martin Wood - foul #1 on Martin Wood, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Gale Greene gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Rodney Bryant can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 68-59 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Martin Wood hits the follow up shot | 70-59 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenny Aycock | 70-61 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth O'Neil - foul #5 on Kenneth O'Neil, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Jacob Westfall (C) Billy Shaw, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff (SG) Kenneth O'Neil | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Jacob Westfall grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Jacob Westfall misses the easy open layup | 72-61 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Schulze | 72-61 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff travels with the ball | 72-61 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG), Jerry Faulkner (SF), George Cadena (PF), David Hamilton (C) John Woodruff, Ryan Schulze, Andrew Robinson, David Queen | |
| 03:56 | Samford | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Hamilton | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 03:47 | Samford | Greg Morgan gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Samford | Kenny Aycock is called for the reach on Greg Morgan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenny Aycock, team foul #13 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Martin Wood (C) Richard Letendre, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff (PG) Kenny Aycock | |
| 03:44 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Woodruff | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - John Woodruff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Spitz (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Faulkner (tiring) 10 pts. PF - George Cadena (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Samford | Richard Allen is whistled for a carry | 74-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (SF) Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 74-64 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | David Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Shaw, Billy Doyle, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze (SF), David Queen (C) Jerry Faulkner, David Hamilton | |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen is whistled for traveling | 74-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson (PF) George Cadena | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Greg Morgan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-64 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze hits the follow up shot | 74-66 |
| 02:06 | Samford | John Reader knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 77-66 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson is denied on a dunk by Martin Wood | 77-66 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Martin Wood misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 77-66 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Hecht takes the ball from Ryan Schulze | 77-66 |
| 01:12 | Samford | John Reader is hacked by Anthony Spitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Spitz, team foul #14 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete (PG), David Noggle (C) Anthony Spitz, David Queen | |
| 01:12 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:12 | Samford | John Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle misses the jumper from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Samford | David Noggle swats the short shot by Richard Allen | 79-66 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze is hacked by Billy Shaw - foul #3 on Billy Shaw, team foul #10 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG) John Reader | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Richard Letendre runs out the clock | 79-68 |