| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bruce Corkery (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shaun Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | James Williams inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Hicks steals the ball from James Williams | 40-37 |
| 19:25 | Samford | John Mason connects on the shot from close range set up by Doug Jones | 42-37 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin comes up short on the runner from the left block | 42-37 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin can't tip it in | 42-37 |
| 19:06 | Samford | John Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:47 | Samford | John Mason is hacked by Willy Hamrick - foul #2 on Willy Hamrick, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Marin Zechiel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willy Hamrick - foul #3 on Willy Hamrick, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hill (PF) Willy Hamrick | |
| 18:37 | Samford | Marin Zechiel makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Marin Zechiel misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Hill | 43-37 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Corkery | 43-39 |
| 17:49 | Samford | John Mason misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Johnson gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 17:28 | Samford | John Fletcher gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Doug Jones is hacked by Bruce Corkery - foul #3 on Bruce Corkery, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Homer Lane (PG), George Ferguson (C) Bruce Corkery, David Conklin | |
| 17:10 | Samford | Henry Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Groh (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) John Mason, Marin Zechiel | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover (SF) James Williams | |
| 17:10 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the 3rd free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Homer Lane loses the ball out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Jay Dunn (SF) Henry Hicks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Burger (SG) Shaun Johnson | |
| 16:34 | Samford | Doug Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Kentucky | George Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Homer Lane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Doug Jones snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Groh | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Groh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Lemanski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Homer Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Burger (fresh) SF - Donnie Glover (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | George Ferguson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 15:23 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Fletcher | 47-39 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Richard Burger picks off the pass by Jay Dunn | 47-39 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Burger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 14:39 | Samford | John Fletcher buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Groh | 50-39 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jay Dunn is called for the reach on Homer Lane - foul #2 on Jay Dunn, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Crist (PG), Mathew Drouin (SG), Henry Hicks (SF), John Mason (PF), Marin Zechiel (C) Doug Jones, John Fletcher, Jay Dunn, Aaron Groh, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (PG), Shaun Johnson (SG), James Williams (SF), Li Wang (PF), David Conklin (C) Homer Lane, Richard Burger, Donnie Glover, Thomas Hill, George Ferguson | |
| 14:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Mathew Drouin picks off the pass by Shaun Johnson | 50-39 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Eugene Crist lays it up and in set up by Mathew Drouin | 52-39 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Mathew Drouin steals it from Bruce Corkery | 52-39 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Mathew Drouin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Marin Zechiel grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 13:20 | Samford | John Mason misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Johnson connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Corkery and he's hacked by Mathew Drouin - foul #3 on Mathew Drouin, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Samford | John Fletcher (SG) Mathew Drouin | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Johnson makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Shaun Johnson steals it from Eugene Crist | 52-42 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Kentucky | James Williams is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG) Eugene Crist | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 11:57 | Samford | John Mason hits the finger roll set up by Doug Jones | 54-42 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shaun Johnson | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bruce Corkery (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shaun Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Li Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Conklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Samford | Doug Jones double dribbles | 54-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Jay Dunn (SF), Aaron Groh (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) Henry Hicks, John Mason, Marin Zechiel | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Homer Lane (SG), Donnie Glover (SF), Willy Hamrick (PF), Thomas Hill (C) Shaun Johnson, James Williams, Li Wang, David Conklin | |
| 11:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Jay Dunn snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Hamrick snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Hamrick tips it in | 54-46 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Jay Dunn knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Aaron Groh | 56-46 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Hamrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-46 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Hamrick can't tip it in | 56-46 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Jay Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Jay Dunn misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-46 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hill makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donnie Glover | 56-48 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Aaron Groh misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Hamrick tips it home | 56-50 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Homer Lane is called for the reach on John Fletcher - foul #1 on Homer Lane, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Crist (PG), Mathew Drouin (SG), Henry Hicks (SF), John Mason (PF), Marin Zechiel (C) Doug Jones, John Fletcher, Jay Dunn, Aaron Groh, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Nolan (PG), Shaun Johnson (SG), James Williams (SF), Li Wang (PF), David Conklin (C) Bruce Corkery, Homer Lane, Donnie Glover, Willy Hamrick, Thomas Hill | |
| 08:17 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 08:16 | Samford | John Mason misses the tip | 56-50 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Kentucky | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to Marin Zechiel | 56-51 |
| 07:49 | Samford | John Mason can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Kentucky | James Williams snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Johnson knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Allen Nolan | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Eugene Crist (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mathew Drouin (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Allen Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Li Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Conklin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Samford | Eugene Crist is called for traveling | 56-53 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Kentucky | James Williams connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shaun Johnson | 56-55 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Henry Hicks drills a driving attempt from close range | 58-55 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Nolan knocks in the shot from the left block set up by David Conklin and the foul's on Eugene Crist - foul #1 on Eugene Crist, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), John Fletcher (SG) Eugene Crist, Mathew Drouin | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Nolan makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:26 | Samford | Allen Nolan is called for the reach on Doug Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Nolan, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Homer Lane (PG) Allen Nolan | |
| 06:26 | Samford | Doug Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:26 | Samford | Doug Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Marin Zechiel swats the layup by Shaun Johnson | 60-58 |
| 06:10 | Samford | John Fletcher snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:55 | Samford | John Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (PG), Willy Hamrick (C) Homer Lane, David Conklin | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Doug Jones snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Henry Hicks drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Fletcher | 63-58 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Li Wang hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Williams | 63-60 |
| 04:50 | Samford | John Fletcher scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Doug Jones | 65-60 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Corkery and he's fouled by John Fletcher - foul #1 on John Fletcher, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Jay Dunn (SF), Aaron Groh (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) Henry Hicks, John Mason, Marin Zechiel | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover (SF), David Conklin (C) James Williams, Li Wang | |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Johnson makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:12 | Samford | John Fletcher double dribbles | 65-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hill (SF) Shaun Johnson | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Hamrick misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-64 |
| 03:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Doug Jones | 65-64 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Jay Dunn clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 65-64 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Jones steals it from Thomas Hill | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Groh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Lemanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bruce Corkery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donnie Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Hamrick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Conklin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Samford | John Fletcher misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Donnie Glover - foul #1 on Donnie Glover, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Crist (PG) Doug Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Homer Lane (PG), George Ferguson (PF) Bruce Corkery, Willy Hamrick | |
| 03:08 | Samford | John Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:08 | Samford | John Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hill snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | George Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), Henry Hicks (SF), John Mason (PF), Marin Zechiel (C) Eugene Crist, Jay Dunn, Aaron Groh, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (PG), Shaun Johnson (SG), James Williams (SF), Li Wang (PF) Homer Lane, Donnie Glover, Thomas Hill, George Ferguson | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Johnson connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Corkery | 66-66 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Doug Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Mason | 68-66 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by David Conklin is blocked by John Mason | 68-66 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Henry Hicks pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:00 | Samford | David Conklin is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #2 on David Conklin, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| 02:00 | Samford | John Mason misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery is whistled for traveling | 68-66 |
| 01:33 | Samford | John Mason comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Li Wang | 68-66 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin scores on a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Marin Zechiel - foul #2 on Marin Zechiel, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:47 | Samford | John Mason misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Li Wang - foul #4 on Li Wang, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 00:47 | Samford | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:47 | Samford | John Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Kentucky | David Conklin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Henry Hicks pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | John Mason travels with the ball | 69-69 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery knocks in the halfcourt shot | 69-72 |