| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald McKenzie (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Rory Frederick inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Samford | Luis Fickes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald McKenzie - foul #1 on Donald McKenzie, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:51 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:51 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Donald McKenzie grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Dunn | 36-42 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Luis Fickes misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Rester | 36-42 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Robert Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Michael Hobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash (PF) William Rester | |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Beard | 36-42 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 18:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Ennis | 36-42 |
| 17:56 | Samford | Michael Hobbs loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Wilbur Wilson (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis, Luis Fickes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle (PG), Taylor Vernon (SG), Carroll Esqueda (SF), Carlos Cortez (PF) Robert Jones, Robert Dunn, Micheal Beard, Donald McKenzie | |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Taylor Vernon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Nathan Tyler - foul #1 on Nathan Tyler, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Taylor Vernon misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Taylor Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Taylor Vernon misses the 3rd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jess Mace | 39-43 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Timothy Leitner hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 16:47 | Samford | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Jess Mace misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 16:18 | Samford | Nathan Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Carroll Esqueda is called for the reach on Jess Mace - foul #3 on Carroll Esqueda, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), Robert Ennis (PF), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Nathan Tyler, Timothy Leitner, James Lindsey, Wilbur Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Dunn (SG), Micheal Beard (SF), William Rester (PF), Donald McKenzie (C) Taylor Vernon, Robert Isabelle, Carroll Esqueda, Carlos Cortez, Christopher Rash | |
| 15:39 | Samford | Rory Frederick misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Rory Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Rory Frederick misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Robert Ennis pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald McKenzie (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon is fouled on the floor by Robert Dunn - foul #3 on Robert Dunn, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Donald McKenzie swats the layup by Michael Hobbs | 41-43 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald McKenzie | 41-43 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Donald McKenzie is denied on a layup by Robert Ennis | 41-43 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Michael Hobbs makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Ennis - foul #1 on Robert Ennis, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Leitner (SF) Rory Frederick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Omar Lemaire (SG) Robert Dunn | |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Robert Ennis jams it | 45-45 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Donald McKenzie hits the finger roll on a great pass from Micheal Beard | 45-47 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon buries a floater from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Timothy Leitner snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Michael Hobbs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Wilbur Wilson (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Timothy Leitner, Robert Ennis, Luis Fickes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Taylor Vernon (SG), Robert Isabelle (SF), Carlos Cortez (PF) Robert Jones, Micheal Beard, William Rester | |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Cortez misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-47 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Nathan Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Rory Frederick connects on the shot from the left side | 49-47 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Omar Lemaire misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 12:26 | Samford | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nathan Tyler | 52-47 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Omar Lemaire comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 11:35 | Samford | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jess Mace (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Tyler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rory Frederick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Wilbur Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Omar Lemaire (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Taylor Vernon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Isabelle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carlos Cortez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald McKenzie (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Jess Mace is hacked by Omar Lemaire in the backcourt - foul #4 on Omar Lemaire, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF), Robert Ennis (PF), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Nathan Tyler, Rory Frederick, James Lindsey, Wilbur Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Dunn (SG), Micheal Beard (SF), Christopher Rash (PF), Carroll Esqueda (C) Omar Lemaire, Taylor Vernon, Robert Isabelle, Carlos Cortez, Donald McKenzie | |
| 11:07 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 11:07 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 3rd free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Carroll Esqueda can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Carroll Esqueda tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Michael Hobbs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Ennis | 58-49 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hobbs is called for the reach on Robert Dunn - foul #3 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Rester (PF) Carroll Esqueda | |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash misses the lay-in | 58-49 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Michael Hobbs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Rester grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 09:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luis Fickes | 58-51 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Timothy Leitner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Micheal Beard | 58-54 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Robert Ennis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Luis Fickes tips it home | 60-54 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn loses the dribble to Nicholas Harmon | 60-54 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon can't finish the layup | 60-54 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-54 |
| 08:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Ennis | 60-54 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Robert Isabelle steps in front of the Nicholas Harmon pass in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle lays it in | 60-56 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Luis Fickes hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Harmon | 62-56 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Isabelle | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Leitner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Ennis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Fickes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Isabelle (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Dunn (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Beard (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rester (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Rash (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Samford | Robert Ennis hits a wide open jumper in the paint set up by Nicholas Harmon | 64-58 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | William Rester is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Rester, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Wilbur Wilson (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Timothy Leitner, Robert Ennis, Luis Fickes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones (PG), Taylor Vernon (SG), Carroll Esqueda (SF), Carlos Cortez (PF), Donald McKenzie (C) Robert Isabelle, Robert Dunn, Micheal Beard, William Rester, Christopher Rash | |
| 06:55 | Samford | Rory Frederick hits a fadeaway from the right block | 66-58 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Cortez misses the 3 from straight away | 66-58 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Donald McKenzie gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | Taylor Vernon loses the dribble to Wilbur Wilson | 66-58 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Rory Frederick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Omar Lemaire (SG), Daniel Nelson (SF) Taylor Vernon, Carroll Esqueda | |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Lindsey steals it from Donald McKenzie | 66-58 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Rory Frederick's floater is tipped away by Donald McKenzie | 66-58 |
| 05:15 | Samford | James Lindsey gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 04:56 | Samford | James Lindsey misses the jumper from the right side | 66-58 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson tips it in | 68-58 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Omar Lemaire | 68-61 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Jess Mace is hacked by Carlos Cortez - foul #2 on Carlos Cortez, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Hobbs (SG), Robert Ennis (PF), Luis Fickes (C) Nathan Tyler, James Lindsey, Wilbur Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Taylor Vernon (PG), Robert Dunn (SG), Micheal Beard (SF), William Rester (PF), Carroll Esqueda (C) Robert Jones, Omar Lemaire, Daniel Nelson, Carlos Cortez, Donald McKenzie | |
| 04:06 | Samford | Jess Mace makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Jess Mace makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-64 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Michael Hobbs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Timothy Leitner (SF) Jess Mace, Rory Frederick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Hobbs - foul #4 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #4 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle (SF) Micheal Beard | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Leitner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Taylor Vernon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Dunn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Isabelle (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Rester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carroll Esqueda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Rester can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn snags the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Luis Fickes grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 02:47 | Samford | Robert Isabelle swats the layup by Timothy Leitner | 70-64 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Taylor Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones (PG), Omar Lemaire (SG), Micheal Beard (SF), Christopher Rash (PF), Donald McKenzie (C) Taylor Vernon, Robert Dunn, Robert Isabelle, William Rester, Carroll Esqueda | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash loses the ball out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SF) Timothy Leitner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:06 | Samford | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Nathan Tyler | 70-64 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jones can't finish the layup | 70-64 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash tips it in | 70-66 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Michael Hobbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-66 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Beard gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Rory Frederick (SF) Nathan Tyler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn (SG), William Rester (PF) Omar Lemaire, Christopher Rash | |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Donald McKenzie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 01:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Ennis | 70-66 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Donald McKenzie picks off the pass by Luis Fickes | 70-66 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Rory Frederick picks off the pass by Robert Dunn | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Rory Frederick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Omar Lemaire (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Ennis is called for the reach on William Rester - foul #2 on Robert Ennis, team foul #5 | 72-66 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Beard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 00:35 | Samford | Rory Frederick pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Robert Dunn is called for the reach on Rory Frederick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Dunn, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG) Nicholas Harmon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | Samford | Rory Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Dunn makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Omar Lemaire | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Rory Frederick is hacked by Omar Lemaire in the backcourt - foul #5 on Omar Lemaire, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Wilbur Wilson (PF) Robert Ennis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle (PG) Omar Lemaire | |
| 00:24 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Fickes takes the ball from Robert Dunn | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SF), Robert Ennis (PF) Rory Frederick, Wilbur Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Robert Isabelle is called for the reach on Robert Ennis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Isabelle, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Robert Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Rester | 76-69 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Isabelle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Jess Mace gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Rory Frederick (SF) Jess Mace, Nathan Tyler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon runs out the clock | 76-69 |