| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) PF - Richard Harden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Western Kentucky | Jess Sherwood blocks the short jumper by Christopher Rush | 39-30 |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land clanks a floater from the left side | 39-30 |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Land | 39-30 |
| 19:22 | Western Kentucky | Jess Sherwood is called for the reach on Christopher Rush - foul #1 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), David Frazier (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF), John Frost (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Brian Munz, Richard Harden, Christopher Rush | |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier is hacked by Carl Tuttle - foul #1 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Wallace Herring - foul #2 on Wallace Herring, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SF), Richard Harden (PF) Gary Land, Gary Olivarez | |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:46 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:41 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 18:39 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:15 | Murray State | Ivan Brent is called for the reach on Donald Anderson - foul #3 on Ivan Brent, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Gary Land (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Ivan Brent, Brian Munz, Richard Harden | |
| 17:53 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:52 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez jams it on a nice dish by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 39-34 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | John Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:39 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Anderson - foul #2 on Donald Anderson, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Howard Mansell (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Archie Kane (SF), Richard Harden (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, David Frazier, Gary Land | |
| 16:39 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:39 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:19 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 16:17 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG) Howard Mansell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), David Frazier (SF) Archie Kane, Richard Harden | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Minton (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Luton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Frazier (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Frost (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier is hacked by Hans Zuvich - foul #2 on Hans Zuvich, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF) Hans Zuvich, James Minton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez throws it down | 39-38 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | William Luton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky | John Frost gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Munz, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Timothy Parker | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (PF) David Frazier, Gary Olivarez | |
| 14:23 | Murray State | Wallace Herring connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Donald Anderson and he's hacked by Brian Munz - foul #2 on Brian Munz, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jess Sherwood (C) William Luton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SF) Gary Land | |
| 14:23 | Murray State | Wallace Herring makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:05 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | Murray State | Donald Anderson hits a floater from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Wallace Herring steps in front of the John Frost pass | 44-40 |
| 12:56 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Doran | 46-40 |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Brent | 46-43 |
| 12:32 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle tips it in | 48-43 |
| 12:18 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent loses the dribble to Christopher Doran | 48-43 |
| 11:49 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Anderson | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Herring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Munz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Frost (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 51-43 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent loses the dribble to Christopher Doran | 51-43 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | Christopher Doran blows the layup | 51-43 |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Harden | 51-43 |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 11:02 | Murray State | Christopher Doran gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:37 | Murray State | Christopher Doran knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Anderson | 53-43 |
| 10:20 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Brent | 53-46 |
| 09:43 | Murray State | Christopher Doran can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 09:41 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:39 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Howard Mansell (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Gary Land (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF), Christopher Rush (C) Ivan Brent, Brian Munz, David Frazier, Richard Harden, John Frost | |
| 09:17 | Murray State | Timothy Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-46 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush's floater is tipped away by James Minton | 56-46 |
| 09:02 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Luton | 56-46 |
| 08:41 | Murray State | Timothy Parker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Timothy Parker tips it home | 58-46 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane is hacked by Howard Mansell - foul #1 on Howard Mansell, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG) Archie Kane | |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Luton - foul #1 on William Luton, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:49 | Murray State | James Minton connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Timothy Parker | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Mansell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Minton (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Luton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Munz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Brian Munz | 60-50 |
| 07:20 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Parker | 62-50 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Fitzpatrick and the foul's on William Luton - foul #2 on William Luton, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SG) Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Timothy Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 06:44 | Murray State | Scot Wolf tips it back up and in | 64-53 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 64-55 |
| 06:09 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Land - foul #2 on Gary Land, team foul #4 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Scot Wolf, James Minton, William Luton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), David Frazier (SG) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Land | |
| 06:09 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:09 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Christopher Doran pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 05:28 | Murray State | Christopher Doran can't tip it in | 65-55 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood tips it in | 67-55 |
| 05:22 | Western Kentucky | Donald Anderson steals it from Ivan Brent in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Wallace Herring lays it up and in set up by Donald Anderson | 69-55 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 05:08 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Wallace Herring | 69-55 |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Christopher Doran can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-55 |
| 04:51 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-55 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | Wallace Herring gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:26 | Murray State | Brian Munz picks off the pass by Jess Sherwood | 69-55 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz lays it up and in | 69-57 |
| 04:06 | Murray State | Wallace Herring hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Donald Anderson | 71-57 |
| 03:53 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Brian Munz | 71-59 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Wallace Herring comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 03:28 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Mansell (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Munz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Olivarez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 03:21 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:52 | Murray State | Howard Mansell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Howard Mansell, team foul #9 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Howard Mansell, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (PF), John Frost (C) Ivan Brent, David Frazier, Brian Munz, Gary Olivarez, Christopher Rush | |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | John Frost misses the lay-in | 71-59 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:06 | Murray State | James Minton makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Parker and he's hacked by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #5 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF) Archie Kane, Richard Harden | |
| 02:06 | Murray State | James Minton makes the free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Parker steps in front of the Patrick Fitzpatrick pass | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Gary Olivarez swats the short shot by Hans Zuvich | 74-59 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | John Frost snags the defensive board | 74-59 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 74-59 |
| 01:19 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | James Minton travels with the ball | 74-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SG) Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden (PF), Christopher Rush (C) Gary Olivarez, John Frost | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 00:43 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the board | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Murray State | James Minton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Parker | 76-59 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush's layup is rejected by William Luton | 76-59 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich snags the defensive board | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Timothy Parker runs out the clock | 76-59 |