| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Edgar Canty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Paradowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Glazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Morphis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Samford | Gale Greene is hacked by James Morphis - foul #1 on James Morphis, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Martin Wood banks in the layup | 29-35 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 19:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Greg Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:55 | Samford | John Reader tips it in | 32-37 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Morphis | 35-37 |
| 18:22 | Samford | James Morphis swats the layup by Martin Wood | 35-37 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier is called for traveling | 35-37 |
| 17:58 | Samford | The jump hook by Martin Wood is blocked by Steven Dickens | 35-37 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edgar Canty, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Klein (PG) Edgar Canty | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:44 | Samford | Adam Glazier steps in front of the John Reader pass | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Glazier | 38-37 |
| 17:24 | Samford | James Morphis blocks the short jumper by Greg Morgan | 38-37 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens is hacked by Greg Morgan - foul #2 on Greg Morgan, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby (SG), Wesley Hopkins (C) Ivan Paradowski, James Morphis | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (C) Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier is hacked by Rodney Bryant - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffery Lounsbury (SF) Adam Glazier | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG) Gale Greene | |
| 16:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffery Lounsbury buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 16:16 | Samford | A charge is called on Rodney Bryant - foul #3 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Burney (PF) Steven Dickens | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Jim Kauffman (SF), Jacob Westfall (C) John Reader, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Hopkins loses the dribble to Jim Kauffman | 40-37 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Richard Letendre lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Kauffman | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - George Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Ostby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffery Lounsbury (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Burney (fresh) C - Wesley Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Letendre (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Kauffman (fresh) PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffery Lounsbury hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wesley Hopkins | 42-39 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Jim Kauffman steals the ball from Thomas Burney | 42-39 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Thomas Burney swats the layup by Jim Kauffman | 42-39 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Burney grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Hopkins is hacked by Jim Kauffman - foul #1 on Jim Kauffman, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty (PG), Ivan Paradowski (SG), Adam Glazier (SF), Steven Dickens (PF), James Morphis (C) George Klein, Jonathan Ostby, Jeffery Lounsbury, Thomas Burney, Wesley Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Richard Letendre, Billy Shaw, Jim Kauffman, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 14:06 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis misses short on a runner in the paint | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Martin Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Steven Dickens - foul #1 on Steven Dickens, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-41 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Martin Wood misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:51 | Samford | John Reader is hacked by Edgar Canty - foul #4 on Edgar Canty, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Klein (PG) Edgar Canty | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:41 | Samford | John Reader comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Greg Morgan tips it home | 42-43 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 12:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Adam Glazier | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - George Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Paradowski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Adam Glazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Dickens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Morphis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Samford | John Reader clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Morphis | 45-43 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-43 |
| 11:27 | Samford | John Reader grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Gale Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby (SG), Jeffery Lounsbury (SF), Wesley Hopkins (C) Ivan Paradowski, Adam Glazier, James Morphis | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (C) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Dickens | 45-43 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Wesley Hopkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 10:18 | Samford | Billy Doyle is denied on a dunk by Wesley Hopkins | 47-43 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens clanks a runner in the paint | 47-43 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffery Lounsbury clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Richard Allen tips it in | 47-45 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby's fadeaway is rejected by Rodney Bryant | 47-45 |
| 08:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rodney Bryant | 47-45 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Billy Shaw is hacked by Steven Dickens - foul #2 on Steven Dickens, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski (SG), Adam Glazier (SF), James Morphis (C) George Klein, Steven Dickens, Wesley Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| 08:28 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gale Greene | 47-48 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Gale Greene grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Jeffery Lounsbury steals it from Billy Shaw | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Ostby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ivan Paradowski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Adam Glazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Lounsbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Morphis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Gale Greene takes the ball from Jeffery Lounsbury | 47-48 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Ivan Paradowski is called for the reach on Gale Greene - foul #2 on Ivan Paradowski, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty (PG), Steven Dickens (PF) Jonathan Ostby, Jeffery Lounsbury | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant | |
| 06:56 | Samford | Gale Greene misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (C) Martin Wood | |
| 06:26 | Samford | John Reader is hacked by Adam Glazier - foul #2 on Adam Glazier, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| 06:26 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:26 | Samford | John Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | The 3pt attempt by Ivan Paradowski is denied by John Reader | 47-50 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens tips it home | 49-50 |
| 05:51 | Samford | John Reader connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Greg Morgan | 49-53 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-53 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Greg Morgan gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht loses the dribble to Edgar Canty | 49-53 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty misses the lay-in | 49-53 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Greg Morgan travels with the ball | 49-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Klein (SG), Jeffery Lounsbury (SF), Wesley Hopkins (C) Ivan Paradowski, Adam Glazier, James Morphis | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Martin Wood (C) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen | |
| 04:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by George Klein | 51-53 |
| 04:07 | Samford | John Reader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby (SF) Steven Dickens | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Richard Allen (PF) John Reader, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Rodney Bryant - foul #4 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier (SF), James Morphis (C) Edgar Canty, Wesley Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Richard Letendre | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Ostby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Billy Shaw is hacked by Adam Glazier - foul #3 on Adam Glazier, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffery Lounsbury | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - George Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Ostby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Glazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Lounsbury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Morphis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis is fouled on the floor by Gale Greene - foul #1 on Gale Greene, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski (SG), Wesley Hopkins (PF) Jonathan Ostby, Jeffery Lounsbury | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF) Rodney Bryant | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:06 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 03:04 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Gale Greene | 53-53 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Gale Greene connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Greg Morgan | 53-56 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty (PG), Steven Dickens (PF) George Klein, Wesley Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Shaw, Richard Allen | |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #5 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Edgar Canty makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Gale Greene is called for traveling | 55-56 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Dickens misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 55-56 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier is hacked by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the floater in the paint set up by Gale Greene | 56-58 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 00:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the runner from close range | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Kentucky | James Morphis drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Edgar Canty | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Samford | John Reader is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Paradowski - foul #3 on Ivan Paradowski, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:27 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:27 | Samford | John Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Greg Morgan pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Greg Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Canty - foul #5 on Edgar Canty, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Klein (PG) Edgar Canty | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (PF) Richard Allen | |
| 00:17 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Paradowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Rodney Bryant pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Rodney Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Paradowski - foul #4 on Ivan Paradowski, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG) Gale Greene | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Glazier is whistled for a carry | 58-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (PF) Rodney Bryant | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | John Reader runs out the clock | 58-66 |