| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Justin Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Baier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karson Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Prince Neville (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Cody Rine gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Daniel Langham drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Maurice Wyatt | 29-33 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-33 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Prince Neville pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Raymond Baier is called for the reach on Daniel Langham - foul #1 on Raymond Baier, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Daniel Langham is fouled on the floor by Robert Hamilton - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun loses the ball out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cody Rine | 29-33 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-33 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Prince Neville swats the layup by Justin Phillips | 29-33 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Cody Rine grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Prince Neville can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Karson Jackson - foul #1 on Karson Jackson, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette (SG), William Weatherspoon (SF) Raymond Baier, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (SF), John Jacinto (C) Eddie Calhoun, Cody Rine | |
| 16:38 | Samford | Prince Neville makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Prince Neville makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Maurice Wyatt - foul #2 on Maurice Wyatt, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton (C) Randy Ballard | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (SG), Garry Hudspeth (PF) Daniel Langham, Prince Neville | |
| 16:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:27 | Samford | John Jacinto grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Charles Salls is fouled on the floor by William Weatherspoon - foul #1 on William Weatherspoon, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| 16:02 | Samford | John Jacinto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 29-35 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Justin Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Guerrette (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Weatherspoon (fresh) PF - Karson Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Salls (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) C - John Jacinto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips buries a jumper from the left side set up by David Guerrette | 31-35 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hamilton | 34-35 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Hamilton | 34-35 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 14:29 | Samford | The rebound goes to Charles Salls | 34-35 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Charles Salls is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher (PG), Raymond Baier (SG), Randy Ballard (PF), Sean Jacobs (C) Justin Phillips, David Guerrette, Karson Jackson, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Eddie Calhoun (SF), Prince Neville (PF), Cody Rine (C) Maurice Wyatt, Timothy Arena, Garry Hudspeth, John Jacinto | |
| 14:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Charles Salls gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Daniel Langham misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs tips it in | 36-35 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Charles Salls's pass is intercepted by Raymond Dasher | 36-35 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Dasher and he's hacked by Cody Rine - foul #1 on Cody Rine, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips (PG) William Weatherspoon | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG) Charles Salls | |
| 12:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cody Rine | 38-35 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Daniel Langham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Maurice Wyatt | 38-37 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher is hacked by Eddie Calhoun - foul #1 on Eddie Calhoun, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton (SF) Raymond Dasher | |
| Subs | Samford | John Jacinto (C) Cody Rine | |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier buries a shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Daniel Langham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Justin Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Baier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Prince Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jacinto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Justin Phillips | 43-37 |
| 11:15 | Samford | Daniel Langham hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Sean Jacobs - foul #4 on Sean Jacobs, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette (SG), Karson Jackson (PF) Raymond Baier, Sean Jacobs | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF), Cody Rine (C) Eddie Calhoun, Prince Neville, John Jacinto | |
| 11:15 | Samford | Daniel Langham makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton tips it home | 45-40 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Cody Rine misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Ballard - foul #1 on Randy Ballard, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher (PG), William Weatherspoon (SF) Justin Phillips, Randy Ballard | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (SG) Daniel Langham | |
| 10:32 | Samford | Cody Rine makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Cody Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by David Guerrette | 47-42 |
| 09:49 | Samford | David Guerrette takes the ball from Cody Rine | 47-42 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Dasher | 50-42 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Charles Salls hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Wyatt | 50-45 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Karson Jackson | 52-45 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Cody Rine clanks a floater in the paint | 52-45 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Kentucky | William Weatherspoon pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Cody Rine steals the ball from Robert Hamilton | 52-45 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Timothy Arena loses the dribble to David Guerrette | 52-45 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette lays it in | 54-45 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Cody Rine misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 54-45 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Karson Jackson snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Salls steals the ball from David Guerrette | 54-45 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Raymond Dasher steps in front of the Maurice Wyatt pass in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Raymond Dasher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Guerrette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Weatherspoon (fresh) PF - Karson Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Salls (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garry Hudspeth (fairly fresh) C - Cody Rine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips (PG), Raymond Baier (SG), Randy Ballard (PF), Sean Jacobs (C) Raymond Dasher, David Guerrette, Karson Jackson, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Eddie Calhoun (SF), Prince Neville (PF), John Jacinto (C) Maurice Wyatt, Timothy Arena, Garry Hudspeth, Cody Rine | |
| 07:25 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 07:23 | Samford | Prince Neville pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by John Jacinto | 54-48 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-48 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Randy Ballard tips it in | 56-48 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Charles Salls misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Justin Phillips - foul #1 on Justin Phillips, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher (SF) William Weatherspoon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:18 | Samford | Charles Salls misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Charles Salls makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Prince Neville gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Prince Neville misses the dunk | 56-49 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Salls | 56-51 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Jacobs hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Phillips | 58-51 |
| 04:35 | Samford | John Jacinto misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Sean Jacobs - foul #5 on Sean Jacobs, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), Karson Jackson (PF) Raymond Baier, Raymond Dasher, Sean Jacobs | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG), Timothy Arena (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF) Charles Salls, Eddie Calhoun, Prince Neville | |
| 04:35 | Samford | John Jacinto misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:35 | Samford | John Jacinto makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton loses the dribble to Garry Hudspeth | 58-52 |
| 04:14 | Samford | John Jacinto banks in the layup set up by Daniel Langham | 58-54 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Guerrette | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Justin Phillips (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Guerrette (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Karson Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) C - John Jacinto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Samford | David Guerrette steals the ball from Garry Hudspeth | 61-54 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Kentucky | David Guerrette hits the finger roll | 63-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:15 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Langham | 63-56 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton is hacked by Daniel Langham - foul #3 on Daniel Langham, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Dasher (PG), Raymond Baier (SG), William Weatherspoon (SF) Justin Phillips, David Guerrette, Randy Ballard | |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Calhoun (SF), Prince Neville (PF), Cody Rine (C) Daniel Langham, Garry Hudspeth, John Jacinto | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-56 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Prince Neville snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Maurice Wyatt, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (SG) Timothy Arena | |
| 02:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Phillips (PG), Randy Ballard (C) Raymond Dasher, William Weatherspoon | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG) Charles Salls | |
| 02:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Cody Rine - foul #2 on Cody Rine, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Baier misses badly on a shot from the left side | 63-56 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Daniel Langham scores on a shot from the left side | 63-58 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Prince Neville swats the shot by Raymond Baier | 63-58 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Cody Rine snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eddie Calhoun | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 63-60 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Prince Neville tips it in | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton is hacked by Daniel Langham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Langham, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Daniel Langham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Daniel Langham grabs the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt snags the offensive board | 65-62 |