| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Elwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Gallagher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Bratten (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Samford | Donald Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Bratten | 35-25 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on William Elwell - foul #3 on William Elwell, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (PF) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (PG) William Elwell | |
| 18:50 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 37-25 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher misses the tip | 37-25 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Donald Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David White (PF), Russell Zinn (C) George Gallagher, Eric Bratten | |
| 18:03 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Kasky | 37-27 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Robert Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn is denied on a layup by Branko Lakowski | 37-27 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Sharp | 37-27 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Branko Lakowski takes the ball from Joseph Veiga | 37-27 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Russell Zinn steps in front of the Branko Lakowski pass in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | David White is called for a charge - foul #1 on David White, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Robert Wheeler, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), Roy Johnson (SG), George Gallagher (PF), Eric Bratten (C) Henry Kasky, Joseph Veiga, Larry Sharp, David White | |
| 16:41 | Samford | Mark Jackson knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by George Gallagher - foul #2 on George Gallagher, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:41 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Williams is called for the reach on Roy Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (PF), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Johnson | 40-30 |
| 15:53 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh scores on a floater from the right block | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Mangum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Johnson (fresh) SF - Russell Zinn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - George Gallagher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Bratten (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten makes the shot from the right side set up by Russell Zinn | 42-32 |
| 15:14 | Samford | George Gallagher is called for the reach on Lino Zarrineh - foul #3 on George Gallagher, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Harold Pierce, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Henry Kasky (SF), David White (PF) Roy Johnson, Russell Zinn, George Gallagher | |
| 15:03 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lino Zarrineh | 45-32 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-32 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Donald Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 45-32 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Mark Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Mark Jackson is fouled on the floor by Eric Bratten - foul #3 on Eric Bratten, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga (SG), Larry Sharp (SF) Bobby Mangum, Henry Kasky | |
| 13:37 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Robert Wheeler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher (PF), Russell Zinn (C) David White, Eric Bratten | |
| 13:37 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn loses the dribble to Lino Zarrineh | 46-32 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Donald Williams is fouled in the backcourt by William Elwell - foul #4 on William Elwell, team foul #7 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (PG) William Elwell | |
| 13:10 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Harold Pierce (PF) Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:35 | Samford | Jeremy Peck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Mark Jackson can't tip it in | 48-32 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Sharp | 48-35 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 48-35 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is called for 10 seconds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Michael Walker (C) Robert Wheeler, Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), David White (PF), Eric Bratten (C) Joseph Veiga, Larry Sharp, George Gallagher, Russell Zinn | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Henry Kasky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Mangum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Johnson (fresh) PF - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Bratten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | David White's floater is tipped away by Michael Walker | 48-35 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Walker steps in front of the Henry Kasky pass | 48-35 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Jeremy Peck connects on the shot from the left side | 50-35 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | David White misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Jackson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn (SF) Henry Kasky | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 50-36 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | David White knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Bobby Mangum | 50-38 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is hacked by Bobby Mangum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Mangum, team foul #8 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp (SF), George Gallagher (PF) David White, Eric Bratten | |
| 10:10 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum loses the dribble to Branko Lakowski | 50-38 |
| 09:49 | Samford | George Gallagher takes the ball from Lino Zarrineh in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Lino Zarrineh swats the layup by George Gallagher | 50-38 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher tips it home | 50-40 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Mark Jackson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Mark Jackson, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG) Bobby Mangum, Roy Johnson | |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp is hacked by Michael Walker - foul #3 on Michael Walker, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (PF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David White (PF), Eric Bratten (C) George Gallagher, Russell Zinn | |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Robert Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Veiga - foul #3 on Joseph Veiga, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Mark Jackson (PF) Robert Wheeler, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), George Gallagher (PF), Russell Zinn (C) Larry Sharp, David White, Eric Bratten | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tired) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Jackson (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Elwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Veiga (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Kasky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Gallagher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Zinn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Peck steals the ball from Russell Zinn | 51-46 |
| 07:25 | Samford | Joseph Veiga steps in front of the Donald Williams pass in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell is hacked by Donald Williams - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (SG), Roy Johnson (SF) Joseph Veiga, Henry Kasky | |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 51-46 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Jeremy Peck clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Branko Lakowski snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lino Zarrineh | 53-46 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Peck - foul #1 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (SF), David White (PF), Eric Bratten (C) Roy Johnson, George Gallagher, Russell Zinn | |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten lays it in set up by William Elwell | 53-48 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits a wide open shot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses the shot from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 04:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Wheeler | 55-48 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is hacked by Bobby Mangum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Mangum, team foul #10 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Harold Pierce (PF) Robert Wheeler, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga (SG), Larry Sharp (SF) William Elwell, Bobby Mangum | |
| 04:38 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga is fouled on the floor by Harold Pierce - foul #2 on Harold Pierce, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn (C) Eric Bratten | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | David White gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Larry Sharp is denied by Harold Pierce | 57-48 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Donald Williams gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-48 |
| 03:35 | Samford | Donald Williams hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Branko Lakowski (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Jackson (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Henry Kasky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Veiga (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - David White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Zinn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky clanks a floater from the baseline | 59-48 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Branko Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 03:04 | Samford | The jump hook by Harold Pierce is blocked by David White | 59-48 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG), Eric Bratten (C) Henry Kasky, David White | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-50 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Bratten | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Samford | Michael Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (PF) Robert Wheeler, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Gallagher (PF) Russell Zinn | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-53 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Jeremy Peck loses the dribble to Joseph Veiga | 59-53 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Bratten hits the follow up shot | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Peck | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Sharp | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Donald Williams is hacked by William Elwell in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Elwell, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG) Jeremy Peck | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky (PG) William Elwell | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Veiga - foul #4 on Joseph Veiga, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Donald Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Veiga - foul #5 on Joseph Veiga, team foul #13 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (SG) Joseph Veiga | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Gallagher | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Kasky hits a 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Robert Wheeler runs out the clock | 67-64 |