| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Raymond Dasher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Baier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Tolliver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sean Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:57 | Samford | Charles Salls loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 27-26 |
| 19:40 | Samford | Cecil Ritch grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Raymond Dasher picks off the pass by Cody Rine | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher blows the layup | 27-26 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Cody Rine pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Sean Jacobs takes the ball from Cody Rine | 27-26 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Raymond Dasher | 27-28 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Oscar Knight misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Tolliver - foul #3 on Michael Tolliver, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson (PF) Michael Tolliver | |
| 18:06 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 17:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Oscar Knight | 29-28 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Oscar Knight's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Jacobs | 29-28 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Cody Rine - foul #1 on Cody Rine, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Hudspeth (C) Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Oscar Knight grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Charles Salls hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eddie Calhoun and the foul's on Raymond Dasher - foul #1 on Raymond Dasher, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), David Moncrief (PF) Cecil Ritch, Eddie Calhoun, Oscar Knight | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette (SG), Justin Phillips (SF) Raymond Baier, Robert Hamilton | |
| 16:23 | Samford | Charles Salls makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Garry Hudspeth is called for the reach on Sean Jacobs - foul #1 on Garry Hudspeth, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (PG) Charles Salls | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Dasher | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Moncrief (fresh) C - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Raymond Dasher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Guerrette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Karson Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth is hacked by Sean Jacobs - foul #2 on Sean Jacobs, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (SG), Cody Rine (C) Daniel Langham, David Moncrief | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Tolliver (PF) Sean Jacobs | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Timothy Arena scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Maurice Wyatt | 34-31 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 15:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cody Rine | 34-31 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Adam Rhymer connects on the floater from close range set up by Maurice Wyatt and he's fouled by Raymond Dasher - foul #2 on Raymond Dasher, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Calhoun (SF), Oscar Knight (PF) Timothy Arena, Garry Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), Sean Jacobs (C) Raymond Dasher, David Guerrette, Karson Jackson | |
| 14:53 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Cody Rine blocks the short jumper by Michael Tolliver | 37-31 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Cody Rine gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Maurice Wyatt | 39-31 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Justin Phillips | 39-33 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt is hacked by Raymond Baier - foul #1 on Raymond Baier, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Prince Neville (C) Adam Rhymer, Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher (PG), Karson Jackson (C) Justin Phillips, Sean Jacobs | |
| 13:26 | Samford | Prince Neville knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Charles Salls | 41-33 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Dasher | 41-36 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Oscar Knight is fouled on the floor by Michael Tolliver - foul #4 on Michael Tolliver, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs (C) Michael Tolliver | |
| 12:40 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hamilton - foul #1 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette (SG) Raymond Baier | |
| 12:40 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson tips it home | 42-38 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Wyatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Oscar Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Prince Neville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Raymond Dasher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Guerrette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karson Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 42-38 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Prince Neville grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:39 | Samford | David Guerrette steps in front of the Eddie Calhoun pass | 42-38 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 42-38 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton double dribbles | 42-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF), Cody Rine (C) Maurice Wyatt, Eddie Calhoun, Oscar Knight, Prince Neville | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips (PG), Raymond Baier (SG) Raymond Dasher, Robert Hamilton | |
| 09:42 | Samford | Cecil Ritch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Timothy Arena tips it in | 44-38 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Cecil Ritch - foul #2 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (PG) Charles Salls | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 09:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Cody Rine pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 09:01 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Rhymer | 44-38 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Cecil Ritch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher (PG) David Guerrette | |
| 08:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 08:26 | Samford | Cody Rine pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:21 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth is hacked by Karson Jackson - foul #2 on Karson Jackson, team foul #8 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG) Adam Rhymer | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton (SF) Justin Phillips | |
| 08:21 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs lays it up and in | 44-40 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Raymond Dasher is called for the reach on Charles Salls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Dasher, team foul #9 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (SG) Cecil Ritch | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Tolliver (PF) Karson Jackson | |
| 07:59 | Samford | Charles Salls makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Charles Salls makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Raymond Dasher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Baier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Tolliver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Sean Jacobs (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Michael Tolliver - foul #5 on Michael Tolliver, team foul #10 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Calhoun (SF), Oscar Knight (PF) Timothy Arena, Garry Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson (PF) Michael Tolliver | |
| 07:16 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Prince Neville (C) Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:29 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Salls | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Oscar Knight steals it from Raymond Dasher | 50-43 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-43 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Karson Jackson | 50-45 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Robert Hamilton steals the ball from Eddie Calhoun | 50-45 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier blows the layup | 50-45 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Prince Neville grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Eddie Calhoun | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Calhoun | 53-45 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs tips it in | 53-47 |
| 03:32 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Wyatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fairly fresh) 20 pts. PF - Oscar Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Prince Neville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Raymond Dasher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Baier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Karson Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Jacobs (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-47 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Baier | 56-49 |
| 02:47 | Samford | Charles Salls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (PG), Cecil Ritch (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF), Cody Rine (C) Charles Salls, Maurice Wyatt, Eddie Calhoun, Oscar Knight, Prince Neville | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette (SG), Justin Phillips (SF) Raymond Baier, Robert Hamilton | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Guerrette | 56-52 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Timothy Arena scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cody Rine | 59-52 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Maurice Wyatt (SG), Eddie Calhoun (SF), Oscar Knight (PF) Adam Rhymer, Cecil Ritch, Timothy Arena, Garry Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton (SF) Justin Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 01:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cody Rine | 59-52 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Cody Rine misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Hamilton - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #11 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier (SG) David Guerrette | |
| 01:23 | Samford | Cody Rine makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Cody Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Cody Rine - foul #2 on Cody Rine, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Cody Rine drills a floater in the paint | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Oscar Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Oscar Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Dasher - foul #4 on Raymond Dasher, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Oscar Knight misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 00:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Oscar Knight | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Charles Salls runs out the clock | 64-54 |