| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Christopher Doran inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 19:39 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 29-26 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-26 |
| 19:15 | Murray State | Donald Anderson grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 19:00 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-26 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Wallace Herring misses the tip | 29-26 |
| 18:58 | Evansville | Calvin Williams snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Seymour | 31-26 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 18:12 | Evansville | Jess Sherwood is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Luton (C) Jess Sherwood | |
| 18:04 | Evansville | Todd Sterling drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Gardner | 33-26 |
| 17:45 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle loses the dribble to Matthew Gardner | 33-26 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Todd Sterling banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson and the foul's on Donald Anderson - foul #1 on Donald Anderson, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Armand Costa (C) Barry Seymour, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:19 | Murray State | William Luton gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:04 | Murray State | Wallace Herring is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Wallace Herring, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | Saul Baez (SG), George Bueche (PF) Stephen Johnson, Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Ricky Spence throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Hans Zuvich (PF) Wallace Herring | |
| 16:52 | Murray State | William Luton misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-26 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:40 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses the floater from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 16:38 | Evansville | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | George Bueche misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Hans Zuvich - foul #2 on Hans Zuvich, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Ricky Carpenter (C) Ricky Spence, Matthew Gardner | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), James Minton (PF) Donald Anderson, Christopher Doran | |
| 16:19 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:03 | Murray State | James Minton misses short on a shot from close range | 36-26 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | James Minton grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 15:44 | Murray State | William Luton comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 15:42 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Saul Baez (fresh) SF - George Bueche (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Minton (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Parker and he's hacked by Ricky Carpenter - foul #1 on Ricky Carpenter, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Saul Baez, Armand Costa, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Murray State | Wallace Herring (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) James Minton, William Luton | |
| 15:21 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Todd Sterling clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | Wallace Herring's layup is rejected by Calvin Williams | 36-29 |
| 14:37 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 14:31 | Evansville | George Bueche lays it up and in set up by Todd Sterling | 38-29 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Timothy Parker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Matthew Gardner (SF) Barry Seymour, George Bueche | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Christopher Doran (SF) Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich | |
| 14:16 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 38-29 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner snags the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 13:58 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Doran - foul #3 on Christopher Doran, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Armand Costa (PF) Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SG) Timothy Parker | |
| 13:58 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:58 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 13:37 | Murray State | Donald Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wallace Herring | 40-32 |
| 13:30 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson loses the dribble to Jess Sherwood | 40-32 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Armand Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:56 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Spence | 42-32 |
| 12:44 | Murray State | Christopher Doran clanks a shot from the left side | 42-32 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 42-32 |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Howard Mansell steals it from Matthew Gardner | 42-32 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Christopher Doran loses the dribble to Calvin Williams | 42-32 |
| 12:01 | Evansville | Armand Costa hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Johnson | 44-32 |
| 11:41 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood's layup is rejected by Calvin Williams | 44-32 |
| 11:40 | Evansville | Ricky Spence snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Mansell (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wallace Herring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 44-32 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 11:12 | Murray State | Christopher Doran knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jess Sherwood | 44-34 |
| 11:08 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:47 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner hits a jumper from the right block set up by Armand Costa | 46-34 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the shot from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Ricky Spence drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 48-36 |
| 10:04 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood loses the dribble to Armand Costa | 48-36 |
| 09:48 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Christopher Doran grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 09:31 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-36 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Donald Anderson grabs the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 09:16 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wallace Herring | 48-39 |
| 08:53 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 08:51 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Howard Mansell | 48-39 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Christopher Doran connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wallace Herring | 48-42 |
| 08:11 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 08:10 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:55 | Murray State | Christopher Doran hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Wallace Herring tips it in | 48-44 |
| 07:46 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stephen Johnson | 51-44 |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Christopher Doran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Saul Baez (SG), George Bueche (SF), Todd Sterling (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Ricky Spence, Stephen Johnson, Matthew Gardner, Armand Costa, Calvin Williams | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Saul Baez (fresh) SF - George Bueche (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Minton (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Evansville | Barry Seymour scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Timothy Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| 07:00 | Evansville | Barry Seymour misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Luton | 54-44 |
| 06:35 | Murray State | William Luton misses the fadeaway in the paint | 54-44 |
| 06:34 | Murray State | James Minton snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Timothy Parker hits a 3 from the right wing set up by William Luton | 54-47 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Barry Seymour loses the ball out of bounds | 54-47 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle's pass is intercepted by Ricky Carpenter | 54-47 |
| 05:45 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | William Luton snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 05:28 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle's layup is rejected by George Bueche | 54-47 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | The rebound goes to George Bueche | 54-47 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 05:07 | Evansville | Todd Sterling pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Todd Sterling buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Bueche and the foul's on William Luton - foul #1 on William Luton, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Bland (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF), Calvin Williams (C) Barry Seymour, Saul Baez, George Bueche, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Christopher Doran (SF) Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich | |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | William Luton snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Timothy Parker is fouled on the floor by Calvin Williams - foul #2 on Calvin Williams, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SG), Wallace Herring (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, James Minton, William Luton | |
| 04:11 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Anderson | 57-50 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 03:45 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jess Sherwood | 57-50 |
| 03:24 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses long on a shot near the basket | 57-50 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jason Bland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Sterling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Williams (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scot Wolf (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Jess Sherwood - foul #4 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), George Bueche (SF), Saul Baez (PF), Armand Costa (C) Jason Bland, Matthew Gardner, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), James Minton (C) Donald Anderson, Scot Wolf, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:06 | Murray State | James Minton grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 02:45 | Murray State | James Minton makes the jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Barry Seymour connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Saul Baez | 59-52 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Gardner (SF) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), William Luton (C) Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich, James Minton | |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Wallace Herring knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Todd Sterling (PF) Saul Baez | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Luton - foul #2 on William Luton, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG) George Bueche | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jess Sherwood (C) William Luton | |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Armand Costa makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Barry Seymour - foul #3 on Barry Seymour, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Calvin Williams (C) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner scores on a 3 from straight away | 63-57 |
| 00:41 | Murray State | Christopher Doran is whistled for traveling | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Barry Seymour is hacked by Donald Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Anderson, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (PF), Armand Costa (C) Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Anderson | 65-60 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Donald Anderson is called for the reach on Barry Seymour in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Anderson, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Christopher Doran can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Herring | 67-60 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Christopher Doran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 67-60 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | George Bueche is hacked by Donald Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Anderson, team foul #11 | 67-60 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Christopher Doran loses the dribble to Stephen Johnson | 69-60 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Evansville | George Bueche is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Tuttle - foul #3 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:09 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Donald Anderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Doran | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Barry Seymour runs out the clock | 70-62 |