| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Terrence Henderson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - George Nix (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Igor Zegar (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | David Hughes inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Murray State | George Nix misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 19:43 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 19:42 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to David Hughes | 35-30 |
| 19:24 | Murray State | Leroy O'Shea is called for the reach on David Hughes - foul #2 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| 19:09 | Murray State | Donald Seal takes the ball from David Hughes | 35-30 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano (PF) Robert Alligood | |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson is hacked by Ricky Weldy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 18:27 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-30 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 17:58 | Murray State | George Nix comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 17:49 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Igor Zegar | 35-33 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | David Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Young | 35-33 |
| 17:42 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:23 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Nix | 38-33 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young banks in the layup | 38-35 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | David Hughes hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Fyodor Kowalski - foul #1 on Fyodor Kowalski, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Franklin Nakano, Gary Young | |
| 16:43 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar is open and scores on a turnaround from close range | 40-37 |
| 16:09 | Murray State | George Nix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Terrence Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Murray State | David Hughes hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 15:28 | Murray State | Igor Zegar tips it in | 42-37 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar lays it up and in set up by Ricky Weldy out of the doubleteam | 42-39 |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Igor Zegar buries a jumper from close range | 44-39 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood tips it in | 44-41 |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:08 | Murray State | David Hughes can't tip it in | 44-41 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Marc Birmingham (SF) Terrence Henderson, George Nix | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| 13:25 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 47-41 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 13:19 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:13 | Murray State | Igor Zegar is hacked by Fyodor Kowalski - foul #2 on Fyodor Kowalski, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| 12:57 | Murray State | Igor Zegar clanks a jump hook in the lane | 47-41 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | David Hughes steals it from Ricky Weldy out of a doubleteam | 47-41 |
| 12:36 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Hughes | 49-41 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer's pass is intercepted by Shawn Cinkosky in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 12:33 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky hits the finger roll | 51-41 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 12:09 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:55 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | David Hughes is called for the reach on Leroy O'Shea - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG) Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Franklin Nakano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Young | 51-44 |
| 11:16 | Murray State | David Hughes clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Franklin Nakano - foul #1 on Franklin Nakano, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Franklin Nakano, Gary Young | |
| 11:16 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:16 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Weldy | 53-46 |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 10:29 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:06 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 10:04 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to George Nix | 53-46 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky | 56-46 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Seal | 56-48 |
| 09:03 | Murray State | George Nix buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 59-48 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is hacked by David Hughes - foul #4 on David Hughes, team foul #2 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG), Marc Birmingham (SF) George Nix, David Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Gary Young (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Gabriel Holzer is blocked by Jeremiah Coleman | 59-48 |
| 08:21 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gabriel Holzer - foul #2 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Franklin Nakano | |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Holzer | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Terrence Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 17 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Murray State | Igor Zegar comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:04 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Marc Birmingham | 63-51 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | Igor Zegar is called for the reach on Gary Young - foul #1 on Igor Zegar, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SG), Darrin Burns (C) Shawn Cinkosky, Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood, Gary Young | |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Holzer | 63-54 |
| 06:18 | Murray State | Darrin Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-54 |
| 06:17 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham tips it in | 65-54 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea connects on the floater in the paint set up by Gabriel Holzer and he's hacked by Marc Birmingham - foul #1 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG) Jeremiah Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Robert Alligood (PF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Kevin Bancroft, Franklin Nakano, Michael Dittmar | |
| 06:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses the free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Marc Birmingham | 65-56 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | George Nix scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Terrence Henderson | 68-56 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea clanks a floater from the left block | 68-56 |
| 05:37 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:31 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-56 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 05:24 | Murray State | The rebound goes to David Hughes | 68-56 |
| 05:01 | Murray State | George Nix misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses the jumper in the paint | 68-56 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses the tip | 68-56 |
| 04:34 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson grabs the board | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:14 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Terrence Henderson | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the jumper in the paint | 71-58 |
| 04:06 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Jeremiah Coleman (PF), Igor Zegar (C) Terrence Henderson, Marc Birmingham, Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Mudada Abdulla, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Gary Young | |
| 03:48 | Murray State | David Hughes can't finish the layup | 71-58 |
| 03:47 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Coleman | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Murray State | George Nix is hacked by Michael Dittmar - foul #1 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (SF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF) Franklin Nakano | |
| 03:25 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 03:25 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Nix (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremiah Coleman (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Coleman picks off the pass by Ricky Weldy | 73-58 |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Ricky Weldy steals the ball from Igor Zegar | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Dittmar | 73-60 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG), David Hughes (SF) Shawn Cinkosky, Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:23 | Murray State | George Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #5 on David Hughes, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (SG), Marc Birmingham (SF), Darrin Burns (PF), Anthony Edmonson (C) George Nix, David Hughes, Jeremiah Coleman, Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Franklin Nakano (PF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 01:44 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-63 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | Darrin Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-63 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 73-63 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano tips it in | 73-65 |
| 01:02 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Jeremiah Coleman (PF), Igor Zegar (C) Shawn Cinkosky, Darrin Burns, Anthony Edmonson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Franklin Nakano, Gary Young | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Leroy O'Shea is called for the reach on Marc Birmingham - foul #3 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Weldy | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ricky Weldy out of the doubleteam | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman is hacked by Ricky Weldy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gabriel Holzer | 76-71 |
| 00:41 | Murray State | Gabriel Holzer is called for the reach on Jeremiah Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #10 | 76-71 |
| 00:41 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:41 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Marc Birmingham - foul #2 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #6 | 76-71 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | George Nix is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Weldy - foul #5 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 00:34 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | George Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla misses short on a 3 from straight away | 77-72 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer tips it back up and in | 77-74 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Holzer - foul #4 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-74 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea grabs the offensive board | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla loses the ball out of bounds | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Mudada Abdulla is called for the reach on Jeremiah Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mudada Abdulla, team foul #13 | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Jeremiah Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-74 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Igor Zegar | 80-74 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Gabriel Holzer is called for the reach on Igor Zegar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #14 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG) Gabriel Holzer | |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-74 |