| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Allen Darling (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Brian Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Parker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Emerson Willoughby (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Backlund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vern Jin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Guillotte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dewberry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Vern Jin inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Murray State | Emerson Willoughby connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Vern Jin | 46-39 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Grant | 49-39 |
| 19:21 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund blows the layup | 49-39 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Emerson Willoughby is called for the reach on Walter Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emerson Willoughby, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling is hacked by Emerson Willoughby - foul #3 on Emerson Willoughby, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Randall (SG) Emerson Willoughby | |
| 18:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-39 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Vern Jin pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 18:33 | Murray State | John Randall buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Guillotte | 49-42 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling is fouled on the floor by John Randall - foul #1 on John Randall, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu (C) Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (PG), John Pursley (PF), Dan Zarate (C) Vern Jin, Mark Guillotte, Robert Dewberry | |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 17:52 | Murray State | John Randall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Randall, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky (SG), Daniel Jones (PF) Brian Pierce, Dennis Parker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (PG) Christopher Backlund | |
| 17:32 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu loses the dribble to Clay Munsell | 51-42 |
| 17:12 | Murray State | John Pursley misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-42 |
| 17:11 | Murray State | John Pursley tips it home | 51-44 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu tips it home | 53-44 |
| 16:39 | Murray State | John Pursley is hacked by Daniel Jones - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #1 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi (PG), Brian Pierce (SG), Dennis Parker (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Allen Darling, Adam Dvorsky, Daniel Jones, John Luu | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Backlund (SG), Vern Jin (SF), Mark Guillotte (PF), Robert Dewberry (C) Clay Munsell, John Randall, John Pursley, Dan Zarate | |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Brian Pierce picks off the pass by Christopher Backlund | 53-44 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 16:10 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 15:53 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry gets the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Alessi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Grant (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Parker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fred Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clarence Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Backlund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vern Jin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Guillotte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dewberry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Murray State | Dennis Parker takes the ball from Mark Guillotte | 53-44 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Backlund - foul #1 on Christopher Backlund, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky (SG), Scott Alba (SF) Brian Pierce, Walter Grant | |
| Subs | Murray State | Emerson Willoughby (PG), Tony Staub (SG) Clarence Hansen, Christopher Backlund | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 15:31 | Murray State | Emerson Willoughby grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Vern Jin comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-44 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Alba is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Alba, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling (PG), Walter Grant (SF), John Meigs (C) Stephen Alessi, Scott Alba, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Randall (SF), Dan Zarate (PF) Vern Jin, Mark Guillotte | |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Emerson Willoughby can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling loses the ball out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce (SG), Daniel Jones (PF), John Luu (C) Adam Dvorsky, Dennis Parker, John Meigs | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Pursley (PF) Robert Dewberry | |
| 14:19 | Murray State | Tony Staub is fouled on the floor by Walter Grant - foul #1 on Walter Grant, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Backlund (PG) Emerson Willoughby | |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Luu - foul #1 on John Luu, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas (C) John Luu | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (PG), Vern Jin (SF), Robert Dewberry (C) Tony Staub, John Randall, Dan Zarate | |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-44 |
| 13:40 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:34 | Murray State | Vern Jin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 53-44 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce misses the 3 from straight away | 53-44 |
| 13:09 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:52 | Murray State | Walter Grant takes the ball from Christopher Backlund | 53-44 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling lays it in set up by Walter Grant | 55-44 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Clay Munsell misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Clay Munsell is called for the reach on Allen Darling - foul #1 on Clay Munsell, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi (PG), Adam Dvorsky (SG), Dennis Parker (PF), John Luu (C) Allen Darling, Brian Pierce, Daniel Jones, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Emerson Willoughby (PG), Tony Staub (SG), John Randall (SF), Mark Guillotte (PF), Dan Zarate (C) Clay Munsell, Christopher Backlund, Vern Jin, John Pursley, Robert Dewberry | |
| 12:10 | Eastern Kentucky | John Randall picks off the pass by Walter Grant | 55-44 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | Dan Zarate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi misses the driving attempt from the left block | 55-44 |
| 11:53 | Murray State | Dan Zarate grabs the board | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Alessi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Dvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Grant (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Luu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Emerson Willoughby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Staub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Randall (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Guillotte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant is hacked by John Randall in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Randall, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:35 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Dan Zarate | 55-44 |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Luu - foul #2 on John Luu, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dennis Parker | 55-45 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky buries a floater in the paint | 57-45 |
| 10:59 | Murray State | Stephen Alessi picks off the pass by Dan Zarate | 57-45 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Parker | 57-45 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling (PG), Brian Pierce (SG), John Meigs (C) Stephen Alessi, Adam Dvorsky, John Luu | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (PG), Christopher Backlund (SG), Vern Jin (SF), Robert Dewberry (C) Emerson Willoughby, Tony Staub, John Randall, Dan Zarate | |
| 10:08 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund is hacked by Walter Grant - foul #2 on Walter Grant, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Dennis Parker, John Meigs | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:49 | Murray State | Clay Munsell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Clay Munsell, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Pursley (PF) Mark Guillotte | |
| 09:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Vern Jin connects on the floater in the paint set up by Christopher Backlund and the foul's on Walter Grant - foul #3 on Walter Grant, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky (SG) Brian Pierce | |
| Subs | Murray State | Tony Staub (SG) Robert Dewberry | |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Vern Jin makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky is hacked by Tony Staub - foul #4 on Tony Staub, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker (PF), John Meigs (C) Daniel Jones, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (PG), John Randall (SF), Dan Zarate (C) Clay Munsell, Tony Staub, Vern Jin | |
| 09:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:55 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-48 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling grabs the board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Backlund takes the ball from Allen Darling | 61-48 |
| 08:41 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-48 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Allen Darling | 61-48 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 08:21 | Murray State | Dan Zarate grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Dan Zarate misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Grant - foul #4 on Walter Grant, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi (PG), Brian Pierce (SG), Scott Alba (SF), Fred Thomas (C) Allen Darling, Adam Dvorsky, Walter Grant, Dennis Parker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Emerson Willoughby (PG), Tony Staub (SG), Mark Guillotte (PF) Clarence Hansen, Christopher Backlund, John Pursley | |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Dan Zarate misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Dan Zarate misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Tony Staub steals it from Scott Alba in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Tony Staub misses the floater from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 07:41 | Murray State | Dan Zarate tips it but misses | 61-48 |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Emerson Willoughby snags the offensive board | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Alessi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Alba (fresh) 4 pf. PF - John Meigs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Emerson Willoughby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Staub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Randall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Guillotte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Zarate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Murray State | Emerson Willoughby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones (PF) John Meigs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Vern Jin (SF), Robert Dewberry (C) John Randall, Dan Zarate | |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Tony Staub misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Fred Thomas - foul #2 on Fred Thomas, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker (PF), John Luu (C) Daniel Jones, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Tony Staub makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Tony Staub makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Tony Staub steps in front of the Scott Alba pass in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | Tony Staub can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 06:41 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Vern Jin | 61-52 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Vern Jin hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Mark Guillotte | 61-54 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Guillotte denies the turnaround by Brian Pierce | 61-54 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Luu | 61-54 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Alba connects on the open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Alessi | 64-54 |
| 05:22 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dewberry is called for the reach on Stephen Alessi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Dewberry, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky (SG), Daniel Jones (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Brian Pierce, Dennis Parker, John Luu | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (PG), Christopher Backlund (SG), John Randall (SF), John Pursley (PF), Dan Zarate (C) Emerson Willoughby, Tony Staub, Vern Jin, Mark Guillotte, Robert Dewberry | |
| 05:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | John Pursley is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Pursley, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling (PG) Stephen Alessi | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Pursley - foul #4 on John Pursley, team foul #12 | 66-54 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | John Pursley snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund clanks a jumper from the left side | 66-54 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Allen Darling | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Murray State | Clay Munsell is fouled on the floor by Adam Dvorsky - foul #1 on Adam Dvorsky, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker (PF), John Meigs (C) Daniel Jones, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Dewberry (C) Dan Zarate | |
| 03:45 | Murray State | Clay Munsell makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:45 | Murray State | Clay Munsell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Alba tips it in | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Allen Darling (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Dvorsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Alba (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Meigs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clay Munsell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Backlund (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Randall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Pursley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Dewberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Murray State | John Pursley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Alba - foul #5 on Scott Alba, team foul #11 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce (SG), Walter Grant (SF), John Luu (C) Adam Dvorsky, Scott Alba, John Meigs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (PG), Tony Staub (SG), Vern Jin (SF) Clay Munsell, Christopher Backlund, John Randall | |
| 03:17 | Murray State | John Pursley makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:17 | Murray State | John Pursley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Staub - foul #5 on Tony Staub, team foul #13 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Backlund (SG), Mark Guillotte (PF) Tony Staub, John Pursley | |
| 03:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 03:05 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte is denied on a layup by Dennis Parker | 72-58 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Allen Darling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Vern Jin gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| 02:42 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund comes up short on the shot from the left side | 72-58 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce is hacked by Robert Dewberry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Dewberry, team foul #14 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi (PG), John Meigs (PF) Allen Darling, Dennis Parker | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Randall (SF), John Pursley (PF), Dan Zarate (C) Vern Jin, Mark Guillotte, Robert Dewberry | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:26 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen drills a fadeaway from the right side | 74-60 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu hits the follow up shot | 76-60 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | John Pursley double dribbles | 76-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky (SG), Daniel Jones (PF) Brian Pierce, John Meigs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (PG) Clarence Hansen | |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-60 |
| 01:46 | Murray State | Clay Munsell clanks a 3 from straight away | 76-60 |
| 01:44 | Murray State | Dan Zarate grabs the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 01:34 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 01:33 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 01:15 | Murray State | Dan Zarate hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 76-60 |
| 01:13 | Murray State | Christopher Backlund snags the offensive board | 76-60 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Dan Zarate lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Backlund | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant grabs the offensive board | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi runs out the clock | 76-62 |