| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Forster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Les Hopp (fresh) PF - Charles Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Robertson | 40-30 |
| 19:19 | Murray State | Les Hopp drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Forster | 43-30 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber knocks in the shot from close range set up by Larry Pichardo | 43-32 |
| 18:53 | Murray State | Michael Forster loses the dribble to Freddy Waller | 43-32 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller lays it in uncontested set up by Jeremy Moffitt | 43-34 |
| 18:17 | Murray State | Edward Starr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Forster | 45-34 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt tips it home | 45-36 |
| 17:42 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Johnson steals it from Jeremy Moffitt | 45-36 |
| 17:11 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson hits the finger roll | 47-36 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Michael Forster - foul #2 on Michael Forster, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Siniard (PG), Jerry Presnell (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Zoran Koualeski (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Anthony Johnson, Michael Forster, Les Hopp, Charles Daniels, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Larry Pichardo, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Randolph Huber | |
| 16:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Charles Hayes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-39 |
| 16:30 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 16:19 | Murray State | Scott Gray buries a floater from the baseline set up by Ralph Siniard | 49-39 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG) Alvin Robertson | |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Hayes | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Siniard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Presnell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Gray (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Zoran Koualeski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel McDaniel (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses short on a shot near the basket | 51-39 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 15:29 | Murray State | Charles Hayes gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 51-39 |
| 15:08 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell tips it in | 53-39 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Huang Chin | 53-42 |
| 14:35 | Murray State | Charles Hayes buries a shot from the left side set up by Zoran Koualeski and he's fouled by Thomas Hamlin - foul #1 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #1 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Robinson (PG), Michael Forster (SG), Les Hopp (SF), Edward Starr (C) Ralph Siniard, Jerry Presnell, Scott Gray, Zoran Koualeski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Doug Robertson (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Thomas Hamlin, Huang Chin, William Clark, Daniel Smith, Joel McDaniel | |
| 14:35 | Murray State | Charles Hayes makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 14:20 | Murray State | Michael Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:59 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-42 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Alvin Robertson | 56-44 |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Edward Starr clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Doug Robertson - foul #1 on Doug Robertson, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Charles Daniels (PF) Christopher Robinson, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (SG), Freddy Waller (PF) Alvin Robertson, Doug Robertson | |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Edward Starr makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Edward Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is hacked by Anthony Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #2 | 57-44 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Randolph Huber | 57-47 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Larry Pichardo steals it from Edward Starr | 57-47 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin can't finish the layup | 57-47 |
| 12:34 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Larry Pichardo | 57-47 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Les Hopp steps in front of the Thomas Hamlin pass in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Thomas Hamlin picks off the pass by Michael Forster | 57-47 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin throws it down | 57-49 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Michael Forster misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Hamlin - foul #2 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Siniard (PG), Scott Gray (SF), Zoran Koualeski (C) Anthony Johnson, Les Hopp, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Larry Pichardo, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Randolph Huber | |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Siniard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Forster (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Gray (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Zoran Koualeski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel McDaniel (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 10:55 | Murray State | Michael Forster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 10:39 | Murray State | Charles Daniels gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 10:23 | Murray State | Scott Gray connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Ralph Siniard | 61-51 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Jerry Presnell (SG), Les Hopp (SF), Edward Starr (C) Ralph Siniard, Michael Forster, Scott Gray, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Doug Robertson (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Thomas Hamlin, Huang Chin, William Clark, Daniel Smith, Joel McDaniel | |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Les Hopp | 64-51 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo loses the dribble to Anthony Johnson in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 09:42 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson hits the finger roll | 66-51 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is hacked by Anthony Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #3 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Robinson (PG) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller (PF) Doug Robertson | |
| 09:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Les Hopp - foul #2 on Les Hopp, team foul #4 | 66-51 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 09:08 | Murray State | Edward Starr's fadeaway is rejected by Randolph Huber | 66-52 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller is open but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 66-52 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber tips it back up and in | 66-54 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Christopher Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Moffitt - foul #1 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (PG), Scott Gray (SG), Charles Daniels (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Christopher Robinson, Jerry Presnell, Zoran Koualeski, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Doug Robertson (C) Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Randolph Huber | |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Charles Daniels misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-54 |
| 08:04 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Les Hopp | 66-54 |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Scott Gray | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Raphael Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Les Hopp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Daniels (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Clark | 69-56 |
| 07:23 | Murray State | Charles Daniels drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Scott Gray | 71-56 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hayes swats the shot by Larry Pichardo | 71-56 |
| 07:05 | Murray State | Scott Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Charles Hayes comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 71-56 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Scott Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Huang Chin steps in front of the Charles Hayes pass | 71-56 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin hits the finger roll | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:27 | Murray State | William Clark steals the ball from Charles Hayes | 71-58 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Clark | 71-60 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | William Clark steps in front of the Charles Hayes pass | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 05:47 | Murray State | Charles Hayes pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 05:34 | Murray State | Les Hopp blows the layup | 71-60 |
| 05:32 | Murray State | Charles Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 05:22 | Murray State | Daniel Smith blocks the short jumper by Charles Daniels | 71-60 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Jerry Presnell (SG), Ralph Siniard (SF), Zoran Koualeski (PF), Edward Starr (C) Raphael Martinez, Scott Gray, Les Hopp, Charles Daniels, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Joel McDaniel (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Larry Pichardo, Huang Chin, William Clark, Daniel Smith, Doug Robertson | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber misses the lay-in | 71-60 |
| 04:59 | Murray State | Edward Starr gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski misses long on a floater from the right block | 71-60 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Freddy Waller blocks the short jumper by Edward Starr | 71-60 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski tips it back up and in | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Robertson | 73-62 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Edward Starr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Robinson (PG), Michael Forster (SG), Scott Gray (SF) Anthony Johnson, Jerry Presnell, Ralph Siniard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Doug Robertson (PF) Alvin Robertson, Joel McDaniel, Freddy Waller | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Forster (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zoran Koualeski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Starr (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Doug Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 03:20 | Murray State | Scott Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Michael Forster scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Zoran Koualeski | 75-62 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 75-62 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski grabs the board | 75-62 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Les Hopp (SF), Charles Hayes (PF) Christopher Robinson, Zoran Koualeski, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller (PF) Doug Robertson | |
| 02:31 | Murray State | Michael Forster is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Moffitt - foul #2 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #5 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Siniard (PG), Jerry Presnell (SG), Zoran Koualeski (C) Anthony Johnson, Michael Forster, Les Hopp | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Larry Pichardo, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Randolph Huber | |
| 02:16 | Murray State | Joel McDaniel steals the ball from Scott Gray | 75-62 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG) Santos Ward | |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell is denied on a layup by Daniel Smith | 75-62 |
| 01:41 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell tips it in | 77-62 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin's pass is intercepted by Scott Gray in the backcourt | 77-62 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | Charles Hayes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 77-62 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joel McDaniel | 77-62 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joel McDaniel | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Murray State | Scott Gray misses the easy layup | 77-65 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel loses the ball out of bounds | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Ralph Siniard runs out the clock | 77-65 |