| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Spitz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Schulze (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Cadena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Queen (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Rodney Bryant inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Kenny Aycock is called for the reach on Rodney Bryant - foul #1 on Kenny Aycock, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Rodney Bryant - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the 3rd free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Gale Greene clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses long on a shot near the basket | 39-42 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze is fouled on the floor by Rodney Bryant - foul #3 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner (SG), John Woodruff (SF), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Noggle (C) Anthony Spitz, Ryan Schulze, George Cadena, David Queen | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jacob Westfall - foul #1 on Jacob Westfall, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Richard Letendre snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:40 | Samford | John Woodruff is called for the reach on Greg Morgan - foul #2 on John Woodruff, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Brockett (SF) Kenny Aycock | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:35 | Samford | Richard Letendre hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Dobbs | 40-45 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle loses the ball out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Richard Letendre | |
| 17:06 | Samford | Henry Dobbs is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Brockett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Brockett drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Trevor Wagner | 42-45 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Greg Morgan is whistled for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Anthony Spitz (SG), George Cadena (PF), David Queen (C) Trevor Wagner, John Woodruff, Andrew Robinson, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Cadena | 45-45 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Anthony Spitz steals it from Richard Allen | 45-45 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz can't throw it down | 45-45 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Gale Greene pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gale Greene | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Spitz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Brockett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Cadena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Queen (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | James Brockett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze (SF), Andrew Robinson (PF) James Brockett, George Cadena | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan | |
| 15:28 | Samford | Kenny Aycock steals the ball from Richard Letendre | 45-47 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock is hacked by Rodney Bryant - foul #4 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner (PG), John Woodruff (SG), David Hamilton (C) Kenny Aycock, Anthony Spitz, David Queen | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Terry Buckingham (SG), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Billy Doyle gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:43 | Samford | John Woodruff takes the ball from Henry Dobbs | 45-47 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Dobbs - foul #2 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Anthony Spitz (SG), David Noggle (PF) Trevor Wagner, John Woodruff, Andrew Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Richard Allen (C) Terry Buckingham, Richard Letendre | |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Henry Dobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Aycock - foul #2 on Kenny Aycock, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Brockett (SF) Ryan Schulze | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:10 | Samford | Billy Doyle connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 47-50 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Gale Greene steals it from Anthony Spitz | 47-50 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Henry Dobbs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Allen and he's fouled by David Hamilton - foul #4 on David Hamilton, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner (SG), Ryan Schulze (SF), George Cadena (PF), David Queen (C) Anthony Spitz, James Brockett, David Noggle, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 13:25 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Queen | 49-53 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Queen | 52-53 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Gale Greene snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Schulze (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Cadena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Queen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Samford | Gale Greene comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Cadena | 52-53 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze throws it down set up by Kenny Aycock | 54-53 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Gale Greene buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Henry Dobbs | 54-56 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenny Aycock | 56-56 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Kenny Aycock is called for the reach on Henry Dobbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Aycock, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG), John Woodruff (SF), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Noggle (C) Trevor Wagner, Ryan Schulze, George Cadena, David Queen | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Terry Buckingham (SG), Richard Letendre (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Henry Dobbs, Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 10:35 | Samford | Jacob Westfall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kenny Aycock | 58-56 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Michael Case is hacked by John Woodruff in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Woodruff, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Michael Case's pass is intercepted by John Woodruff | 58-56 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jacob Westfall is called for the reach on Kenny Aycock - foul #2 on Jacob Westfall, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Brockett (SF), David Queen (C) John Woodruff, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Brockett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 09:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Billy Doyle | 58-56 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Brockett - foul #2 on James Brockett, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner (PG), George Cadena (PF) Kenny Aycock, Andrew Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Terry Buckingham, Billy Doyle | |
| 09:13 | Samford | Richard Letendre makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Richard Letendre makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Hecht | 58-58 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner tips it but misses | 58-58 |
| 08:55 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Trevor Wagner takes the ball from Richard Letendre in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner banks in the layup | 60-58 |
| 08:33 | Samford | George Cadena is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hecht - foul #2 on George Cadena, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff (SG) Anthony Spitz | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Richard Allen (C) Richard Letendre, Jacob Westfall | |
| 08:33 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 08:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 60-60 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled on the floor by George Cadena - foul #3 on George Cadena, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze (SF), David Noggle (C) James Brockett, David Queen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:14 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by George Cadena is denied by Jeffrey Hecht | 60-62 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Greg Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Greg Morgan connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Case | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Trevor Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Woodruff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Schulze (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Cadena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Noggle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Trevor Wagner | 62-65 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Case | 62-67 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Gale Greene steps in front of the Ryan Schulze pass | 62-67 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-67 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by John Woodruff is denied by Richard Allen | 62-67 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle gets the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Case - foul #3 on Michael Case, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Anthony Spitz (SG), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Hamilton (C) Trevor Wagner, Ryan Schulze, George Cadena, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:14 | Samford | Henry Dobbs hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 64-67 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Henry Dobbs tips it but misses | 64-67 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-67 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff tips it home | 66-67 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Jacob Westfall can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 66-67 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Robinson | 68-67 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Henry Dobbs lays it in on a great pass from Jacob Westfall | 68-69 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kenny Aycock | 70-69 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Henry Dobbs's pass is intercepted by Anthony Spitz in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff's pass is intercepted by Rodney Bryant | 70-69 |
| 04:46 | Samford | Richard Letendre hits the finger roll set up by Rodney Bryant | 70-71 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-71 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Rodney Bryant snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Rodney Bryant is whistled for traveling | 70-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Brockett (SF), David Queen (C) John Woodruff, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Buckingham (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Spitz and the foul's on Terry Buckingham - foul #1 on Terry Buckingham, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena (PF) Andrew Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Richard Letendre | |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen makes the free throw | 73-71 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Brockett - foul #3 on James Brockett, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner (PG), Ryan Schulze (SF) Kenny Aycock, Anthony Spitz | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:01 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | George Cadena throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Trevor Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Brockett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Schulze (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Cadena (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Queen (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Buckingham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Gale Greene drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Buckingham | 73-76 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Trevor Wagner | 75-76 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Gale Greene is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 75-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG), David Noggle (PF) James Brockett, George Cadena | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Terry Buckingham, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Trevor Wagner and he's fouled by Billy Doyle - foul #2 on Billy Doyle, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), David Hamilton (C) Trevor Wagner, David Queen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz makes the free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson (SF), David Queen (C) Ryan Schulze, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG) Richard Letendre | |
| 02:41 | Samford | Kenny Aycock steals it from Gale Greene | 78-76 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock lays it up and in | 80-76 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Jacob Westfall clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson pulls down the rebound | 80-76 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Trevor Wagner (SG) Anthony Spitz | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:07 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG) Trevor Wagner | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (C) Greg Morgan, Jacob Westfall | |
| 01:51 | Samford | Michael Case comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 80-76 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze (SF), George Cadena (PF) Andrew Robinson, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Doyle | |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-76 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Michael Case grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Richard Allen scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Case | 80-78 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 80-78 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Rodney Bryant snags the defensive board | 80-78 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Michael Case scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gale Greene and he's fouled by Kenny Aycock - foul #4 on Kenny Aycock, team foul #11 | 80-80 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Michael Case misses the free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen pulls down the rebound | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz misses the floater from the left side | 80-80 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen tips it back up and in | 82-80 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Rodney Bryant slams it home on a great pass from Michael Case | 82-82 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Ryan Schulze | 84-82 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Gale Greene is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 84-82 |