| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brandon Roe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Max Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenny Catalano (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michel Agosto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Young (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Frank Irby inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Samford | Max Peterson steps in front of the Frank Irby pass in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 19:52 | Murray State | Max Peterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 19:51 | Samford | Paul Bradley pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:47 | Samford | Brandon Roe is called for the reach on Leo Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Roe, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Fred Triana (PG) Brandon Roe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:29 | Samford | John Young hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Leo Jones | 38-39 |
| 19:11 | Murray State | Michel Agosto misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Frank Irby grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:49 | Samford | Frank Irby is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Otto Jones | 38-41 |
| 18:26 | Murray State | Fred Triana clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Frank Irby snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Frank Irby misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Max Peterson - foul #2 on Max Peterson, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (SG), Herman Folmar (SF), Van Patterson (PF), Philip Andrew (C) Mark Howard, Max Peterson, Kenny Catalano, Michel Agosto | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Henricks (C) Paul Bradley | |
| 18:19 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Frank Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:19 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:03 | Murray State | Van Patterson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 18:01 | Murray State | Fred Triana snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 17:47 | Murray State | Fred Triana connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Folmar | 41-42 |
| 17:28 | Samford | John Young is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 17:03 | Murray State | Herman Folmar makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Van Patterson | 44-45 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Leo Jones misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-45 |
| 16:38 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Herman Folmar | 44-45 |
| 16:34 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Henricks - foul #3 on Brian Henricks, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Mark Howard (SG), Max Peterson (SF), Kenny Catalano (PF), Michel Agosto (C) Fred Triana, Herman Folmar, Van Patterson, Philip Andrew | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), James Alpert (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Jordan Kellum (PF), Paul Bradley (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| 16:34 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:34 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jordan Kellum | 44-45 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Jordan Kellum is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 44-47 |
| 16:00 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano connects on the floater from the left side set up by Eric Kanagy and the foul's on Jordan Kellum - foul #1 on Jordan Kellum, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brandon Roe (PG), Kenneth Benevides (SF) Eric Kanagy, Max Peterson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:00 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brandon Roe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Benevides (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenny Catalano (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michel Agosto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Grant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) PF - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Jordan Kellum connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Alpert | 47-50 |
| 15:32 | Murray State | Brandon Roe drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michel Agosto | 49-50 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Albert Dawson banks in the layup | 49-52 |
| 14:54 | Murray State | Brandon Roe is fouled on the floor by James Alpert - foul #1 on James Alpert, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Van Patterson (PF), Philip Andrew (C) Kenny Catalano, Michel Agosto | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Brian Henricks (PF), Emil Harris (C) James Grant, James Alpert, Albert Dawson, Paul Bradley | |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Thomas Hintz steals it from Brandon Roe | 49-52 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Leo Jones drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Henricks and he's fouled by Kenneth Benevides - foul #4 on Kenneth Benevides, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Max Peterson (SF) Kenneth Benevides | |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF) Jordan Kellum, Thomas Hintz, Emil Harris | |
| 14:30 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 14:11 | Murray State | Van Patterson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 14:09 | Samford | John Young gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 14:03 | Samford | A charge is called on Leo Jones - foul #3 on Leo Jones, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Fred Triana (SG), Kenny Catalano (PF) Mark Howard, Van Patterson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:49 | Murray State | Max Peterson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Andrew | 51-55 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Leo Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Max Peterson grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 13:21 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-55 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Otto Jones gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Fred Triana picks off the pass by Frank Irby in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 12:59 | Murray State | Fred Triana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 12:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 51-55 |
| 12:56 | Samford | Philip Andrew picks off the pass by John Young in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 12:37 | Murray State | Fred Triana scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brandon Roe | 54-55 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses short on a runner from the left block | 54-55 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Max Peterson | 54-55 |
| 12:06 | Murray State | Brandon Roe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 12:05 | Samford | Otto Jones gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 12:00 | Samford | Frank Irby is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (PG), Mark Howard (SG), Herman Folmar (SF), Van Patterson (PF), Michel Agosto (C) Brandon Roe, Fred Triana, Max Peterson, Kenny Catalano, Philip Andrew | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), James Alpert (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Jordan Kellum (PF), Paul Bradley (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Eric Kanagy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herman Folmar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Van Patterson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michel Agosto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Grant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Murray State | Mark Howard is fouled on the floor by James Alpert - foul #2 on James Alpert, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| 11:35 | Murray State | Mark Howard dunks the ball | 56-55 |
| 11:16 | Samford | James Grant clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 11:14 | Murray State | Mark Howard pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Michel Agosto misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 10:52 | Murray State | Michel Agosto grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:47 | Murray State | Herman Folmar connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Eric Kanagy | 58-55 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Paul Bradley is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kanagy - foul #1 on Eric Kanagy, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brandon Roe (PG) Eric Kanagy | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:13 | Samford | James Alpert comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Paul Bradley snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Mark Howard steals the ball from James Alpert | 58-55 |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Brandon Roe throws it down on a great pass from Mark Howard | 60-55 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Albert Dawson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Alpert | 60-57 |
| 09:04 | Murray State | Paul Bradley steals the ball from Van Patterson | 60-57 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Michel Agosto blocks the short jumper by James Alpert | 60-57 |
| 08:49 | Murray State | Van Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | Brandon Roe's pass is intercepted by James Grant | 60-57 |
| 08:42 | Samford | James Alpert lays it in on a nice dish by James Grant | 60-59 |
| 08:21 | Murray State | Herman Folmar misses short on a shot from the left side | 60-59 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Paul Bradley pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses short on a shot from the left side | 60-59 |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Herman Folmar grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:48 | Murray State | Michel Agosto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Mark Howard hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brandon Roe (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Herman Folmar (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Van Patterson (tiring) 6 reb. C - Michel Agosto (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Grant (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Alpert (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Dawson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jordan Kellum (tiring) 9 pts. C - Paul Bradley (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Jordan Kellum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 07:28 | Murray State | Herman Folmar grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 07:16 | Murray State | Brandon Roe is fouled on the floor by James Grant - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Fred Triana (PG), Eric Kanagy (SG), Kenneth Benevides (SF), Kenny Catalano (PF), Philip Andrew (C) Brandon Roe, Mark Howard, Herman Folmar, Van Patterson, Michel Agosto | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF), Brian Henricks (C) James Grant, James Alpert, Albert Dawson, Jordan Kellum, Paul Bradley | |
| 07:10 | Murray State | Fred Triana clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 07:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 62-59 |
| 06:47 | Samford | John Young drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Otto Jones and the foul's on Kenny Catalano - foul #3 on Kenny Catalano, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 06:47 | Samford | John Young makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:39 | Murray State | Fred Triana clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Otto Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Catalano - foul #4 on Kenny Catalano, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Leo Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:03 | Samford | John Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 05:56 | Murray State | John Young steals it from Philip Andrew | 62-65 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Frank Irby misses the easy layup | 62-65 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Leo Jones snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Brian Henricks is alone and drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Irby | 62-67 |
| 05:17 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-67 |
| 05:15 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides gets the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 05:02 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides tips it home | 64-67 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 64-67 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the tip | 64-67 |
| 04:44 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-67 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Leo Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Andrew - foul #2 on Philip Andrew, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brandon Roe (PG), Max Peterson (SF), Michel Agosto (C) Eric Kanagy, Kenneth Benevides, Philip Andrew | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Hintz (SF), Emil Harris (C) Frank Irby, Brian Henricks | |
| 04:20 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:02 | Murray State | Brandon Roe blows the layup | 67-69 |
| 04:01 | Murray State | Michel Agosto pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 03:38 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michel Agosto | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brandon Roe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Triana (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Max Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Catalano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Michel Agosto (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Emil Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Thomas Hintz is whistled for traveling | 69-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Mark Howard (SG) Fred Triana | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hintz - foul #2 on Thomas Hintz, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Van Patterson (C) Michel Agosto | |
| Subs | Samford | Jordan Kellum (SG) John Young | |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Van Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Brandon Roe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Otto Jones - foul #3 on Otto Jones, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Herman Folmar (SF) Max Peterson | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Irby (SF), Paul Bradley (C) Thomas Hintz, Emil Harris | |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Brandon Roe makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Brandon Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Paul Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Mark Howard steals it from Jordan Kellum in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 02:33 | Murray State | Van Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-69 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Jordan Kellum pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Otto Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 02:04 | Murray State | Herman Folmar grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Brandon Roe misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-69 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Paul Bradley snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Frank Irby misses long on an open runner in the lane | 70-69 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Paul Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Leo Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 01:05 | Murray State | Kenny Catalano loses the dribble to Leo Jones | 70-71 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Jordan Kellum misses the lay-in | 70-71 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Paul Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Samford | Jordan Kellum misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenny Catalano - foul #5 on Kenny Catalano, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides (SF), Michel Agosto (C) Herman Folmar, Kenny Catalano | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:36 | Samford | Jordan Kellum makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Jordan Kellum misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Van Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG) Jordan Kellum | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Samford | Leo Jones is hacked by Brandon Roe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Roe, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Mark Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Brandon Roe grabs the offensive board | 70-74 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Paul Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Bradley is hacked by Mark Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Howard, team foul #10 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (SF), Jordan Kellum (PF) Frank Irby, Otto Jones | |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Roe | 73-76 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Albert Dawson is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Roe - foul #5 on Brandon Roe, team foul #11 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Murray State | Fred Triana (PG) Brandon Roe | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG) John Young | |
| 00:02 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 73-77 |