| Lineup | Samford | PG - Freddy Brook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Press (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Dominic Moretti gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Freddy Brook is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Harvey - foul #2 on Louis Harvey, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Edward Barnes lays it in on a great pass from Dominic Moretti and he's fouled by Louis Jackson - foul #2 on Louis Jackson, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Edward Barnes makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Walter Symons is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Remillard | 45-35 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey can't finish the layup | 45-35 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Michael Remillard gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Michael Remillard misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Filip Zuehls (SG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Basil Teske (PF), Joseph Richardson (C) Freddy Brook, Michael Remillard, Walter Symons, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), Lester Brown (PF), James Meador (C) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, John Smith, David Press, Chris Schumacher | |
| 17:15 | Samford | Joseph Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Brown | 45-35 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Filip Zuehls snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Joseph Richardson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Edelen | 48-35 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 48-35 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown can't connect on a shot from the left block | 48-35 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Kevin Edelen grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-35 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf grabs the board | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Filip Zuehls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Basil Teske (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Kopf (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - James Meador (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf blows the layup | 48-35 |
| 15:52 | Samford | Basil Teske grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Roger Kincade steals the ball from Kevin Edelen in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 15:37 | Samford | Joseph Richardson gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Kevin Edelen drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Meador, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG), Michael Remillard (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Kevin Edelen, Filip Zuehls, Cecil Wagers, Basil Teske, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), David Press (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Roger Kincade, Steven Kopf, Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, James Meador | |
| 14:28 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on David Press - foul #3 on David Press, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-35 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses the tip | 51-35 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Walter Symons grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Dominic Moretti can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-35 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Michael Remillard grabs the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Edward Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-35 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 51-35 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith lays it up and in | 51-37 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Michael Remillard is hacked by Louis Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF) Walter Symons | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Chris Schumacher | |
| 13:09 | Samford | Dominic Moretti connects on the open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Freddy Brook | 53-37 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Press | 53-39 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Michael Remillard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Filip Zuehls (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Basil Teske (C) Freddy Brook, Michael Remillard, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SF), Lester Brown (PF) John Smith, David Press | |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Harvey | 53-41 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Sean Utley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lester Brown - foul #3 on Lester Brown, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF) Walter Symons, Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (C) Louis Jackson, Lei Wang | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Filip Zuehls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Basil Teske (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Oaks (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Smith | 55-43 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Sean Utley is hacked by Louis Harvey - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG), Joseph Richardson (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Filip Zuehls, Dominic Moretti, Basil Teske | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, Ronald Oaks | |
| 11:19 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Smith and the foul's on Michael Remillard - foul #2 on Michael Remillard, team foul #1 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG) Sean Utley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Press (PF) James Meador | |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Freddy Brook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Symons (SF), Huey Scott (PF) Cecil Wagers, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Huey Scott snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Freddy Brook misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roger Kincade - foul #2 on Roger Kincade, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (SG), Edward Barnes (C) Michael Remillard, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), Lester Brown (SF), James Meador (C) Roger Kincade, Steven Kopf, John Smith, Chris Schumacher | |
| 10:01 | Samford | Freddy Brook makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Freddy Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Mance | 59-49 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Filip Zuehls misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-49 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Press is fouled on the floor by Filip Zuehls - foul #2 on Filip Zuehls, team foul #2 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF), Basil Teske (C) Filip Zuehls, Walter Symons, Huey Scott, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF), Lei Wang (C) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, David Press | |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-49 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Freddy Brook gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Dominic Moretti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (PG) Freddy Brook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) James Meador, Lei Wang | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 59-49 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Basil Teske grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Filip Zuehls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Richardson (C) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG) Louis Jackson | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Richardson - foul #2 on Joseph Richardson, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG) Michael Remillard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, Steven Kopf, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Freddy Brook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Filip Zuehls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Basil Teske (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lei Wang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Basil Teske is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG) John Smith | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Filip Zuehls | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (C) Lei Wang | |
| 07:22 | Samford | Roger Kincade is called for the reach on Freddy Brook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Kincade, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Freddy Brook misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Basil Teske - foul #1 on Basil Teske, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Edward Barnes (C) Basil Teske, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Press (PF) Louis Jackson | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses short on an open runner in the paint | 59-53 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Meador | 59-53 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador scores on a jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses the jump hook in the paint | 59-55 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Dominic Moretti hits the follow up shot | 61-55 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is whistled for a carry | 61-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Basil Teske (PF), Joseph Richardson (C) Kevin Edelen, Cecil Wagers, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Roger Kincade, Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, David Press, James Meador | |
| 06:08 | Samford | Freddy Brook is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Harvey - foul #4 on Louis Harvey, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Freddy Brook makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Freddy Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey snags the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is denied on a layup by Joseph Richardson | 63-55 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it but misses | 63-55 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Walter Symons is hacked by Chris Schumacher - foul #3 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (PG), Huey Scott (PF) Freddy Brook, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), Lei Wang (C) John Smith, Chris Schumacher | |
| 05:20 | Samford | Walter Symons makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Walter Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Remillard is called for the reach on Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Remillard, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SF), Edward Barnes (C) Walter Symons, Basil Teske | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (SF), David Press (PF) Steven Kopf, Ronald Oaks | |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG) Michael Remillard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| 04:18 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is called for 3 seconds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lei Wang | |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Filip Zuehls buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Cecil Wagers | 68-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance lays it in on a nice dish by Louis Jackson | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Filip Zuehls (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Huey Scott (fairly fresh) C - Edward Barnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Louis Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - David Press (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Huey Scott can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 68-61 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Press grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 03:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Huey Scott | 68-61 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG), Michael Remillard (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF) Kevin Edelen, Filip Zuehls, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown | |
| 02:58 | Samford | Freddy Brook misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Schumacher - foul #4 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Basil Teske (C) Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:58 | Samford | Freddy Brook makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Freddy Brook makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Dominic Moretti snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 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) | |
| 02:38 | Samford | Freddy Brook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF), James Meador (C) David Press, Chris Schumacher | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:04 | Samford | Walter Symons clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Freddy Brook misses the tip | 70-64 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Barnes (C) Basil Teske | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Press (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Lester Brown, James Meador | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Freddy Brook grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Edward Barnes is open and scores on a runner in the lane set up by Michael Remillard | 72-64 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 72-64 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Walter Symons grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 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) | |
| 01:28 | Samford | Edward Barnes is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Barnes, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Walter Symons - foul #3 on Walter Symons, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dominic Moretti | 72-64 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Louis Harvey is called for the reach on Dominic Moretti in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Harvey, team foul #13 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| 01:16 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Barnes swats the shot by John Smith | 73-64 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Freddy Brook gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | Samford | John Smith steals the ball from Edward Barnes | 73-64 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade snags the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | David Press scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 73-67 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Samford | Walter Symons is hacked by Roger Kincade in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Kincade, team foul #14 | 73-67 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Walter Symons makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Walter Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Freddy Brook is called for the reach on Roger Kincade - foul #2 on Freddy Brook, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Michael Remillard is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Jackson - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #15 | 75-69 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Michael Remillard makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Michael Remillard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 77-69 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Dominic Moretti gets the rebound | 77-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Roger Kincade is called for the reach on Dominic Moretti in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger Kincade, team foul #16 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG) Roger Kincade | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance clanks a 3 from straight away | 79-69 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Walter Symons gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Freddy Brook runs out the clock | 79-69 |