| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mink (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Zaibel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Peirce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Omar Gordon inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Billy Carter steps in front of the Omar Gordon pass | 38-31 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Carter and he's hacked by Omar Gordon - foul #2 on Omar Gordon, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Waldron | 40-31 |
| 19:16 | Samford | John Waldron drills a fadeaway from close range | 40-33 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell slams it home on a great pass from Roy Zaibel | 42-33 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Omar Gordon drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Wall | 42-36 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the shot from the right side | 44-36 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Omar Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 18:04 | Samford | Richard Peirce pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:39 | Samford | John Waldron is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Peirce | 44-38 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Mink | 46-38 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Bill Herrin is hacked by Paul Mink in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Mink, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (SF), Kyle Key (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Jordan (PG), Fa Hou (SG), Wilbert Tudor (SF), Henry Sommers (PF), Joseph Orsini (C) Bill Herrin, William Wall, Omar Gordon, John Waldron, Richard Peirce | |
| 17:19 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor's floater is knocked away by Kyle Key | 46-38 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Jason Custis is called for the reach on Fa Hou - foul #2 on Jason Custis, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Joseph Orsini hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Fa Hou | 49-40 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Jordan is called for the reach on Lorenzo Hagan - foul #2 on Daniel Jordan, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie (SF) Kyle Key | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG) Daniel Jordan | |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie tips it home | 51-40 |
| 15:58 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor loses the ball out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Brian Weddington, Lorenzo Hagan, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (PF), George Jackson (C) Henry Sommers, Joseph Orsini | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Custis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charlie Christie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fa Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tyrone Hughes and he's hacked by Bill Herrin - foul #2 on Bill Herrin, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG) Jason Custis | |
| Subs | Samford | Frederick Hummel (SF) Wilbert Tudor | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:26 | Samford | Frederick Hummel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Carter | 56-40 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Waldron and the foul's on Paul Mink - foul #3 on Paul Mink, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (SF), Kyle Key (PF) Charlie Christie, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Samford | William Wall (SG), Omar Gordon (SF) Fa Hou, Frederick Hummel | |
| 15:01 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel O'Connell | 58-43 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Kyle Key steps in front of the Omar Gordon pass | 58-43 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-43 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel tips it but misses | 58-43 |
| 14:26 | Samford | George Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Bill Herrin is hacked by Paul Mink in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Mink, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (PG), Lorenzo Hagan (SG), Jeremy Badillo (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Jordan (PG), Wilbert Tudor (PF), Richard Peirce (C) Bill Herrin, John Waldron, George Jackson | |
| 14:09 | Samford | The jump hook by William Wall is blocked by Jeremy Badillo | 58-43 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Wall - foul #2 on William Wall, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG) Kyle Key | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Sommers (PF) Omar Gordon | |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Richard Peirce grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 13:59 | Samford | William Wall is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Hagan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Hagan, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Henry Sommers pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-43 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel hits the finger roll | 60-43 |
| 12:59 | Samford | William Wall is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-46 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Henry Sommers grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 12:29 | Samford | William Wall's pass is intercepted by Jason Custis in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel lays it in | 62-46 |
| 12:01 | Samford | William Wall comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Custis - foul #3 on Jason Custis, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Charlie Christie (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Kyle Key (C) Brian Weddington, Roy Zaibel, Lorenzo Hagan, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Omar Gordon (SF), John Waldron (PF), Joseph Orsini (C) Daniel Jordan, Wilbert Tudor, Henry Sommers, Richard Peirce | |
| 12:01 | Samford | William Wall makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 12:01 | Samford | William Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Custis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Christie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Key (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Orsini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter misses the runner from the left block | 62-48 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key snags the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter is whistled for traveling | 62-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes (C) Jason Custis | |
| Subs | Samford | Fa Hou (SG) William Wall | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Nathaniel O'Connell takes the ball from Bill Herrin in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses the lay-in | 62-48 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Omar Gordon grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Joseph Orsini is whistled for traveling | 62-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (SF) Kyle Key | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Christie | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:35 | Samford | Roy Zaibel is called for the reach on Omar Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Zaibel, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG) Charlie Christie | |
| Subs | Samford | George Jackson (C) Joseph Orsini | |
| 10:35 | Samford | Omar Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Omar Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 65-49 |
| 10:12 | Samford | John Waldron gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 10:01 | Samford | John Waldron hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Herrin | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses the dunk | 65-52 |
| 09:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Waldron | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:44 | Samford | Fa Hou misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-52 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses the jumper in the lane | 65-52 |
| 09:36 | Samford | George Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 09:12 | Samford | John Waldron clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Omar Gordon - foul #3 on Omar Gordon, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Lorenzo Hagan (SG), Kyle Key (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Jason Custis, Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Jordan (PG), Henry Sommers (SG), Wilbert Tudor (SF), Frederick Hummel (PF), Richard Peirce (C) Bill Herrin, Fa Hou, Omar Gordon, John Waldron, George Jackson | |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:45 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie (SF) Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Tudor - foul #2 on Wilbert Tudor, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-52 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Daniel Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Weddington - foul #2 on Brian Weddington, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Lorenzo Hagan, Kyle Key, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Orsini (C) Richard Peirce | |
| 07:58 | Samford | Daniel Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Daniel Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Weddington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Mink (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charlie Christie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyrone Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Daniel Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Hummel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Orsini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter hits the follow up shot | 69-54 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Joseph Orsini misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Frederick Hummel gets the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Joseph Orsini hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 69-54 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Henry Sommers can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 69-54 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Joseph Orsini grabs the offensive board | 69-54 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-54 |
| 06:22 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Orsini | 69-54 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Henry Sommers misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-54 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Carter | 72-54 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Kyle Key (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Brian Weddington, Charlie Christie, Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), William Wall (SG), Omar Gordon (SF), John Waldron (PF), Richard Peirce (C) Daniel Jordan, Henry Sommers, Wilbert Tudor, Frederick Hummel, Joseph Orsini | |
| 05:15 | Samford | Omar Gordon is hacked by Jeremy Badillo - foul #1 on Jeremy Badillo, team foul #9 | 72-54 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Omar Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Omar Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Nathaniel O'Connell picks off the pass by William Wall in the backcourt | 75-56 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo misses the tip | 75-56 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key tips it back up and in | 77-56 |
| 04:15 | Samford | John Waldron clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-56 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel pulls down the rebound | 77-56 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 77-56 |
| 03:52 | Samford | William Wall snags the defensive board | 77-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Mink (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kyle Key (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Badillo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Peirce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Samford | John Waldron is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 77-58 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel hits the follow up shot | 79-58 |
| 02:53 | Samford | John Waldron drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bill Herrin | 79-60 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Roy Zaibel | 82-60 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Omar Gordon misses the easy layup | 82-60 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key pulls down the rebound | 82-60 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-60 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel tips it back up and in | 84-60 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Bill Herrin is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #2 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #10 | 84-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (SF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | Samford | Fa Hou (SG), Wilbert Tudor (SF), Henry Sommers (PF), Joseph Orsini (C) William Wall, Omar Gordon, John Waldron, Richard Peirce | |
| 01:47 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the 2nd free throw | 84-62 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key is fouled on the floor by Henry Sommers - foul #2 on Henry Sommers, team foul #7 | 84-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Jordan (PG) Bill Herrin | |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key makes the 1st free throw | 85-62 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key misses the 2nd free throw | 85-62 |
| 01:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Orsini | 85-62 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Daniel Jordan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 85-62 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo pulls down the rebound | 85-62 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Fa Hou takes the ball from Jason Custis | 85-62 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor slams it home on a great pass from Fa Hou | 85-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Weddington | 87-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Samford | Henry Sommers misses the 3 from straight away | 87-64 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis gets the rebound | 87-64 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington runs out the clock | 87-64 |