| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Reece (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Murray State | Lester Jennings misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Lamar - foul #1 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:49 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:49 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Meredith | 38-33 |
| 19:17 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 19:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Lamar | 38-33 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Patrick Spencer can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-33 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:47 | Murray State | Russell Holmes banks in the layup | 40-33 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Scott Mertens knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Lamar | 40-35 |
| 18:22 | Murray State | Lester Jennings's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Mertens | 40-35 |
| 18:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Meredith | 40-35 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Joseph Lamar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Russell Holmes, Gerard Fortenberry, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:05 | Murray State | Frank Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Scott Mertens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Walter O'Neal | 40-35 |
| 17:40 | Murray State | Joseph Meredith steals it from Walter O'Neal in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 17:22 | Samford | John Nguyen is called for the reach on Joseph Meredith - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Charles Helwig (PF) Scott Mertens, Joseph Lamar | |
| 17:04 | Samford | Robert Casey loses the dribble to Russell Holmes | 40-35 |
| 16:42 | Murray State | Don Reece clanks a jump hook from the left block | 40-35 |
| 16:40 | Murray State | Don Reece gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:28 | Murray State | John Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Frank Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:13 | Murray State | Don Reece hits a jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 16:05 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:04 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Frank Williams | 42-35 |
| 15:47 | Murray State | John Nguyen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter O'Neal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 5 reb. C - Don Reece (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Casey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Samford | Robert Casey blows the layup but he's fouled by Don Reece - foul #2 on Don Reece, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Joseph Meredith, Patrick Spencer, Charles Helwig | |
| 15:39 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:21 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Lester Jennings pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 15:08 | Murray State | Russell Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (C) John Nguyen, Walter O'Neal, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Helwig (C) Robert Casey | |
| 14:52 | Samford | Scott Mertens connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Lamar | 45-40 |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #2 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Don Reece (C) Russell Holmes, Gerard Fortenberry, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Martin Buffington (SF) Kevin Chudzinski, Chuck Neely | |
| 14:24 | Samford | Scott Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Scott Mertens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:07 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Nguyen | 51-42 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Martin Buffington is whistled for a carry | 51-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:44 | Murray State | Martin Buffington denies the turnaround by Lester Jennings | 51-42 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Martin Buffington pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:28 | Samford | Joseph Meredith scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Martin Buffington | 51-44 |
| 13:10 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Lester Jennings and he's fouled by Martin Buffington - foul #3 on Martin Buffington, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Robert Casey (C) Scott Mertens, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| 13:10 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Chuck Neely double dribbles | 54-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:35 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-44 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Patrick Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Chuck Neely drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Spencer | 54-47 |
| 12:17 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Patrick Spencer double dribbles | 57-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Russell Holmes, Gerard Fortenberry, Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Joseph Meredith, Chuck Neely, Martin Buffington | |
| 11:42 | Murray State | John Nguyen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 11:41 | Samford | Robert Casey gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joe Claycomb (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 5 reb. C - Don Reece (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Frank Williams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Casey - foul #3 on Robert Casey, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Walter O'Neal (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Joe Claycomb, Carlos Seymour, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Charles Helwig (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Robert Casey | |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Frank Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Frank Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Patrick Spencer is hacked by John Nguyen - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SF) Patrick Spencer | |
| 10:24 | Samford | Joseph Lamar double dribbles | 58-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (C) Joseph Lamar | |
| 10:09 | Murray State | Don Reece hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Scott Mertens shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | John Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Charles Helwig - foul #3 on Charles Helwig, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Frank Williams (C) John Nguyen, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (SF), Robert Casey (C) Scott Mertens, Martin Buffington | |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the shot from the right block set up by Russell Holmes | 62-51 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Patrick Spencer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Helwig | 62-53 |
| 08:58 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 62-53 |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Lester Jennings pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:46 | Murray State | Frank Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Chuck Neely snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #3 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Don Reece (C) Gerard Fortenberry, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Joseph Meredith, Charles Helwig | |
| 08:37 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Russell Holmes can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Casey - foul #4 on Robert Casey, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG), Martin Buffington (SF), Thomas Parks (C) Chuck Neely, Patrick Spencer, Robert Casey | |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Russell Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Thomas Parks is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Russell Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Thomas Parks snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Joseph Lamar blows the layup | 63-57 |
| 07:24 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Frank Williams | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter O'Neal (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Reece (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-57 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Scott Mertens snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Joseph Lamar is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Russell Holmes, Walter O'Neal, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Robert Casey (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Martin Buffington, Thomas Parks | |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Lester Jennings hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Lamar - foul #3 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Walter O'Neal (SF) Joe Claycomb, Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG) Scott Mertens | |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Lester Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Robert Casey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Lester Jennings gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Don Reece's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Casey | 64-57 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Joseph Meredith pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Chuck Neely can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-57 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Patrick Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Patrick Spencer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 05:33 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Lester Jennings | 64-57 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Don Reece clanks a runner from close range | 64-57 |
| 05:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Lamar | 64-57 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Patrick Spencer is whistled for a carry | 64-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Russell Holmes, John Nguyen, Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Helwig (PF) Chuck Neely, Joseph Lamar | |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Don Reece can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Robert Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Charles Helwig loses the ball out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (SF) Patrick Spencer | |
| 04:31 | Murray State | Don Reece dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joe Claycomb and he's fouled by Robert Casey - foul #5 on Robert Casey, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Walter O'Neal (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Joe Claycomb, Carlos Seymour, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SF) Robert Casey | |
| 04:31 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Martin Buffington is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the paint | 67-57 |
| 04:15 | Murray State | Don Reece grabs the board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Murray State | Don Reece misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 03:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Charles Helwig | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Samford | Charles Helwig hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Chuck Neely | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Murray State | Russell Holmes scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Frank Williams | 69-59 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Chuck Neely is hacked by Walter O'Neal - foul #2 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Russell Holmes, Gerard Fortenberry, Walter O'Neal, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF) Joseph Meredith, Chuck Neely | |
| 03:15 | Samford | Martin Buffington hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Chudzinski | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joe Claycomb (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Nguyen (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Buffington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from John Nguyen | 71-61 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Walter O'Neal (SF), Don Reece (C) Joe Claycomb, Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Kevin Chudzinski, Martin Buffington | |
| 02:35 | Samford | Charles Helwig's floater is tipped away by Lester Jennings | 71-61 |
| 02:33 | Murray State | The rebound goes to John Nguyen | 71-61 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | John Nguyen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Holmes | 74-61 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Joseph Meredith banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Scott Mertens | 74-63 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Joseph Lamar is called for the reach on John Nguyen - foul #4 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #9 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Gerard Fortenberry (PF), Frank Williams (C) Russell Holmes, Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Martin Buffington (SF), Thomas Parks (C) Joseph Meredith, Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar | |
| 01:36 | Murray State | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Gerard Fortenberry steps in front of the Thomas Parks pass | 75-63 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | John Nguyen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-63 |
| 01:17 | Samford | The rebound goes to Charles Helwig | 75-63 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Gerard Fortenberry steals it from Martin Buffington | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Thomas Parks is called for the reach on Carlos Seymour - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christian Wright (PF) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-63 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Thomas Parks misses the tip | 77-63 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Martin Buffington tips it in | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb runs out the clock | 77-65 |