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Samford Bulldogs @ 
Eastern Illinois Panthers 52–41
2006-02-25 · NCAA · Lantz Arena, Charleston IL · Att. 1,983
Samford Bulldogs 2005-06 · Eastern Illinois Panthers 2005-06 · 2005-06 season
Team stats
| Samford | Eastern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 20-49 .408 | 17-37 .459 |
| Three-pointers | 7-27 .259 | 3-8 .375 |
| Free throws | 5-7 .714 | 4-6 .667 |
| Offensive rebounds | 13 | 5 |
| Defensive rebounds | 15 | 17 |
| Total rebounds | 31 | 23 |
| Assists | 13 | 10 |
| Steals | 12 | 5 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 14 |
| Personal fouls | 8 | 7 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest lead | 14 | 0 |
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J. Robert Merritt F | 39 | 8 | 2-13 | 1-8 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith G | 37 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Randall Gulina G | 31 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Travis Peterson C | 30 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Curtis West G | 26 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Ross Merritt G | 20 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Woolsey F | 11 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Black G | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony LoPiano G | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 20-49 | 7-27 | 5-7 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
FG .408 · 3P .259 · FT .714
Did not play: Brett Rawlings
Eastern Illinois Panthers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh Gomes G | 37 | 16 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Catchings G-F | 30 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jake Byrne C | 30 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jake Sinclair G | 27 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| George Tandy F | 26 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Robinson G | 20 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Parrish F | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Wilkin C | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bil Duany G | 4 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burke C | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyree Brown G | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 17-37 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7 |
FG .459 · 3P .375 · FT .667
Did not play: Austin Hogue
Officials: Lorenzo Bronson, Richie Martin, Jason Baker