| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) SG - James Hammond (fresh) SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) PF - Ronald Pompey (fresh) C - Gary Brigman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jerome Lott (fresh) SG - Matthew Hamby (fresh) SF - Juan Davila (fresh) PF - Cesar Conti (fresh) C - David Hidalgo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Johnnie Scott is called for the reach on Matthew Hamby - foul #1 on Johnnie Scott, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jerome Lott | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Lawrence Davis misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Juan Davila gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerome Lott | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Matthew Hamby picks off the pass by Gary Brigman | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott misses the easy layup | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti grabs the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lawrence Davis - foul #1 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti hits the follow up shot | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Gary Brigman blows the layup but he's fouled by David Hidalgo - foul #1 on David Hidalgo, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Gary Brigman makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Gary Brigman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti tips it but misses | 2-7 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Ronald Pompey pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Lawrence Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Matthew Hamby | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Cesar Conti | 2-9 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Ronald Pompey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Juan Davila - foul #1 on Juan Davila, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Yeates (SG) Matthew Hamby | |
| 16:25 | Samford | Ronald Pompey makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Ronald Pompey misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Juan Davila hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Gary Brigman grabs the board | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) SG - James Hammond (fresh) SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) PF - Ronald Pompey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Brigman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jerome Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Yeates (fresh) SF - Juan Davila (fresh) PF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hidalgo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Juan Davila denies the turnaround by Johnnie Scott | 3-9 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Davis - foul #2 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (PG) Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks (PG), Claude Bolivar (SF), Leonard Blalock (PF) Jerome Lott, Juan Davila, Cesar Conti | |
| 15:26 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Ronald Pompey can't finish the layup | 3-10 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Gary Brigman tips it in | 5-10 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Blalock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Gary Brigman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Johnnie Scott is hacked by Leonard Blalock - foul #1 on Leonard Blalock, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Samford | John Deforge (SG), Don Jackson (SF) James Hammond, Johnnie Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott (PG), Matthew Hamby (SG), Juan Davila (SF), Cesar Conti (PF), Mark Pulliam (C) Ryan Brooks, Robert Yeates, Claude Bolivar, Leonard Blalock, David Hidalgo | |
| 14:05 | Samford | Sean Cusumano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Don Jackson tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Deforge - foul #1 on John Deforge, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Matthew Jenkins (PF) Ronald Pompey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Matthew Jenkins misses the dunk | 7-12 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Don Jackson pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Matthew Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Pulliam - foul #1 on Mark Pulliam, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnnie Scott (SF), Ronald Pompey (PF) Don Jackson, Gary Brigman | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:02 | Samford | Matthew Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Matthew Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti misses the easy layup | 9-12 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Johnnie Scott grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:13 | Samford | John Deforge loses the dribble to Mark Pulliam | 9-12 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby is fouled on the floor by John Deforge - foul #2 on John Deforge, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (PG), James Hammond (SG), Gary Brigman (C) Sean Cusumano, John Deforge, Matthew Jenkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks (PG), Robert Yeates (SG), Claude Bolivar (SF), Leonard Blalock (PF), David Hidalgo (C) Jerome Lott, Matthew Hamby, Juan Davila, Cesar Conti, Mark Pulliam | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Berlin (fresh) SG - James Hammond (fresh) SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) PF - Ronald Pompey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Brigman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ryan Brooks (fresh) SG - Robert Yeates (fresh) SF - Claude Bolivar (fresh) PF - Leonard Blalock (fresh) C - David Hidalgo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 11:44 | Samford | Gary Brigman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:27 | Samford | James Hammond is hacked by Robert Yeates - foul #1 on Robert Yeates, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Johnnie Scott misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 9-12 |
| 11:11 | Samford | James Hammond grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Gary Brigman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Bolivar snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks is fouled on the floor by Gary Brigman - foul #1 on Gary Brigman, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (PG), Don Jackson (SF) James Berlin, Johnnie Scott | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti (PF) Leonard Blalock | |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Bolivar makes the runner from the right block | 9-14 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Sean Cusumano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Matthew Jenkins (PF) Ronald Pompey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott (PG), Matthew Hamby (SG), Juan Davila (SF) Ryan Brooks, Robert Yeates, Claude Bolivar | |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Gary Brigman pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Sean Cusumano misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Gary Brigman tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby can't connect on a floater from the left side | 11-14 |
| 09:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gary Brigman | 11-14 |
| 08:54 | Samford | James Hammond misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jerome Lott - foul #1 on Jerome Lott, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnnie Scott (SF), Ronald Pompey (PF) Don Jackson, Matthew Jenkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 08:54 | Samford | James Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:54 | Samford | James Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Juan Davila | 12-14 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Juan Davila gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott loses the dribble to Sean Cusumano | 12-14 |
| 07:56 | Samford | James Hammond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (PG), Don Jackson (C) Sean Cusumano, Gary Brigman | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Yeates (SG), Leonard Blalock (PF), Mark Pulliam (C) Matthew Hamby, Cesar Conti, David Hidalgo | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Berlin (fresh) SG - James Hammond (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) PF - Ronald Pompey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Don Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jerome Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Yeates (fresh) SF - Juan Davila (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leonard Blalock (fresh) C - Mark Pulliam (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Yeates makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Don Jackson can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jerome Lott - foul #2 on Jerome Lott, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks (PG), Claude Bolivar (SF) Jerome Lott, Juan Davila | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Don Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Don Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Blalock hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Pompey - foul #1 on Ronald Pompey, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Gary Brigman (C) Don Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Blalock misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Johnnie Scott makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Berlin | 15-17 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Pulliam's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Scott | 15-17 |
| 06:04 | Samford | James Berlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Gary Brigman grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Johnnie Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Pulliam - foul #2 on Mark Pulliam, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG) James Hammond | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby (SG), Juan Davila (SF), Cesar Conti (PF), David Hidalgo (C) Robert Yeates, Claude Bolivar, Leonard Blalock, Mark Pulliam | |
| 05:54 | Samford | Johnnie Scott misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Johnnie Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Sean Cusumano - foul #1 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gary Brigman | 15-17 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Johnnie Scott misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Sean Cusumano - foul #2 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #9 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Samford | James Hammond (SG), Don Jackson (SF), Matthew Jenkins (PF) Sean Cusumano, Johnnie Scott, Ronald Pompey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 04:46 | Samford | James Hammond misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-19 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Juan Davila grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | James Berlin picks off the pass by Matthew Hamby | 15-19 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Matthew Jenkins travels with the ball | 15-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Pompey (PF) Gary Brigman | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Brooks | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Berlin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hammond (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Don Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Pompey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ryan Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hamby (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Juan Davila (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hidalgo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Samford | James Hammond is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Hammond, team foul #10 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Davis (PG), Sean Cusumano (SG), Johnnie Scott (SF) James Berlin, James Hammond, Matthew Jenkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott (PG), Robert Yeates (SG) Ryan Brooks, Matthew Hamby | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Don Jackson - foul #1 on Don Jackson, team foul #11 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Gary Brigman (C) Don Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Bolivar (SF) Juan Davila | |
| 03:07 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Ronald Pompey can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 15-23 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Yeates pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Cesar Conti misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-23 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Ronald Pompey snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Johnnie Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Blalock (PF), Mark Pulliam (C) Cesar Conti, David Hidalgo | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Leonard Blalock is whistled for traveling | 15-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Juan Davila (SF) Claude Bolivar | |
| 01:29 | Samford | Johnnie Scott can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 01:28 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Brigman | 15-23 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Lawrence Davis is hacked by Leonard Blalock - foul #2 on Leonard Blalock, team foul #9 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Jackson (PF) Ronald Pompey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Hamby (SG), Cesar Conti (PF), David Hidalgo (C) Robert Yeates, Leonard Blalock, Mark Pulliam | |
| 01:13 | Samford | Lawrence Davis misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Cesar Conti | 15-23 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott hits a shot from the left side | 15-25 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Sean Cusumano's pass is intercepted by Jerome Lott | 15-25 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Kentucky | A charge is called on Matthew Hamby - foul #1 on Matthew Hamby, team foul #10 | 15-25 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Johnnie Scott hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-25 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerome Lott buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Lawrence Davis hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 18-28 |