| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) SF - Michael French (fresh) PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) C - James Kwong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Murray State | Christopher Doran connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Anderson | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Leroy Anderson drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Troy Shea and the foul's on Wallace Herring - foul #1 on Wallace Herring, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Leroy Anderson makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:19 | Murray State | Troy Shea steals it from Wallace Herring | 3-3 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Frankie Taylor slams it home on a great pass from Troy Shea | 3-5 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Frankie Taylor gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Michael French lays it in and the foul's on Christopher Doran - foul #1 on Christopher Doran, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Michael French makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 18:12 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Troy Shea connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 17:33 | Murray State | Wallace Herring is fouled on the floor by Leroy Anderson - foul #1 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Szafranski (PF), Robert Holz (C) Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 17:26 | Murray State | Donald Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Robert Holz snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Frankie Taylor hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael French | 6-12 |
| 17:02 | Murray State | Donald Anderson is fouled on the floor by Robert Holz - foul #1 on Robert Holz, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF) Donald Anderson, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor | |
| 16:53 | Murray State | James Minton clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 16:51 | Murray State | Howard Mansell pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | William Luton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Michael French grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Paul Wakeland clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski tips it home | 6-14 |
| 16:25 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 16:24 | Murray State | William Luton misses the tip | 6-14 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Jason Marrs gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski blows the layup | 6-14 |
| 16:06 | Murray State | James Minton snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich, James Minton, William Luton | |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF) Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Robert Holz | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Farrish (fresh) PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Leroy Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), James Kwong (C) Jason Marrs, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 15:17 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:59 | Murray State | Donald Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-14 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Leroy Anderson is fouled on the floor by Wallace Herring - foul #2 on Wallace Herring, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Hans Zuvich (PF) Wallace Herring | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SF) Ronald Farrish | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Troy Shea comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Doran - foul #2 on Christopher Doran, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Minton (PF), William Luton (C) Christopher Doran, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (SG), Christopher Szafranski (C) Frankie Taylor, James Kwong | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 14:19 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-16 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Donald Anderson steals it from Michael French | 6-16 |
| 13:59 | Murray State | Donald Anderson lays it up and in | 8-16 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Michael French hits the finger roll on a great pass from Troy Shea | 8-18 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Donald Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Tuttle | 11-18 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Donald Anderson steals it from Leroy Anderson | 11-18 |
| 12:58 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Anderson | 13-18 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Troy Shea connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Szafranski | 13-20 |
| 12:21 | Murray State | Donald Anderson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Szafranski - foul #1 on Christopher Szafranski, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Scot Wolf (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich, William Luton | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Robert Holz (PF), James Kwong (C) Troy Shea, Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Leroy Anderson, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 12:12 | Murray State | Howard Mansell banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Minton and he's fouled by Ronald Farrish - foul #1 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| 12:12 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:54 | Samford | James Minton blocks the short jumper by Frankie Taylor | 16-20 |
| 11:52 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) SG - Scot Wolf (fresh) SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Minton (fresh) C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Farrish (fresh) PF - Robert Holz (fresh) C - James Kwong (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 16-20 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Jason Marrs pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Robert Holz knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Jason Marrs and he's fouled by Timothy Parker - foul #1 on Timothy Parker, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Luton (PF) James Minton | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SF) Ronald Farrish | |
| 11:27 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 11:20 | Murray State | Howard Mansell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Robert Holz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Timothy Parker - foul #2 on Timothy Parker, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Hans Zuvich (SF) Timothy Parker, Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:01 | Samford | Robert Holz misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:44 | Murray State | James Kwong denies the turnaround by Hans Zuvich | 16-24 |
| 10:43 | Samford | James Kwong grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 10:24 | Samford | William Luton is called for the reach on Michael French - foul #1 on William Luton, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Minton (PF) William Luton | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Christopher Szafranski (PF) Jason Marrs, James Kwong | |
| 10:24 | Samford | Michael French makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Michael French makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 10:16 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | James Minton snags the offensive board | 16-26 |
| 09:56 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 09:55 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to James Minton | 16-26 |
| 09:38 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Michael French pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Michael French clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 16-26 |
| 09:16 | Murray State | James Minton grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Mansell | 18-26 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Michael French misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 18-26 |
| 09:05 | Murray State | James Minton pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Troy Shea - foul #1 on Troy Shea, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), William Luton (C) Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, Michael French, Robert Holz | |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Luton - foul #2 on William Luton, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jess Sherwood (C) William Luton | |
| Subs | Samford | James Kwong (C) Christopher Szafranski | |
| 08:38 | Samford | Ronald Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Ronald Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:25 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is hacked by Ronald Farrish - foul #2 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (SF) Ronald Farrish | |
| 08:12 | Murray State | James Minton is fouled on the floor by Leroy Anderson - foul #2 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Keefer (PF) Leroy Anderson | |
| 08:12 | Murray State | James Minton makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:12 | Murray State | James Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Daniel Reichman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Paul Wakeland misses the tip | 22-28 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Donald Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 07:38 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 07:37 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the tip | 22-28 |
| 07:36 | Samford | James Kwong grabs the board | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Zuvich (fairly fresh) PF - James Minton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) SF - Daniel Reichman (fresh) PF - Mark Keefer (fresh) C - James Kwong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Samford | Jason Marrs misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 07:11 | Murray State | Donald Anderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Minton | 24-28 |
| 06:55 | Samford | James Kwong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Marrs and the foul's on Hans Zuvich - foul #1 on Hans Zuvich, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SF) James Minton | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), Michael French (SF), Christopher Szafranski (PF) Jason Marrs, Paul Wakeland, Daniel Reichman, Mark Keefer | |
| 06:55 | Samford | James Kwong misses the free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:55 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Michael French | 24-30 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Troy Shea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 06:37 | Samford | James Kwong tips it but misses | 24-30 |
| 06:36 | Samford | James Kwong tips it in | 24-32 |
| 06:28 | Murray State | Howard Mansell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-32 |
| 06:26 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 06:17 | Samford | James Kwong knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael French | 24-34 |
| 06:03 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 06:01 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich tips it home | 26-34 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Troy Shea misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Michael French tips it in | 26-36 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood drills a shot from the left block and he's hacked by James Kwong - foul #1 on James Kwong, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SG), James Minton (PF) Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Holz (C) James Kwong | |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Frankie Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 05:20 | Murray State | James Minton snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 05:13 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses long on a shot in the paint | 29-36 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Troy Shea misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Howard Mansell | 29-36 |
| 04:34 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Minton | 32-36 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Troy Shea drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Frankie Taylor | 32-39 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood double dribbles | 32-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Hans Zuvich (SF) Howard Mansell | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Mark Keefer (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 03:55 | Samford | Mark Keefer loses the dribble to Jess Sherwood | 32-39 |
| 03:42 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich's pass is intercepted by Robert Holz | 32-39 |
| 03:25 | Samford | Jason Marrs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scot Wolf (fresh) SF - Hans Zuvich (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Minton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) SF - Michael French (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Mark Keefer grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Robert Holz scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Wakeland | 32-41 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Donald Anderson clanks a floater from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Mark Keefer grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Michael French is whistled for traveling | 32-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Scot Wolf, Hans Zuvich, James Minton, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Jason Marrs, Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| 02:10 | Murray State | Wallace Herring blows the layup | 32-41 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Christopher Doran grabs the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 01:55 | Murray State | Wallace Herring blows the layup | 32-41 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Leroy Anderson | 32-43 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Timothy Parker drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Doran | 34-43 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Troy Shea is hacked by Timothy Parker - foul #3 on Timothy Parker, team foul #10 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG) Timothy Parker | |
| Subs | Samford | James Kwong (C) Christopher Szafranski | |
| 01:18 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:58 | Murray State | Troy Shea steals the ball from Carl Tuttle | 34-45 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Ronald Farrish is hacked by Christopher Doran - foul #3 on Christopher Doran, team foul #11 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SF) Christopher Doran | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:32 | Samford | Ronald Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Luton | 34-46 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Donald Anderson connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wallace Herring | 36-46 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Wallace Herring swats the layup by Frankie Taylor | 36-46 |