| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - David Grindle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Catanzaro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle inbounds the ball | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Spicer | 46-42 |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is hacked by James Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (PF) Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 19:19 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is hacked by Martin Oehler - foul #3 on Martin Oehler, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes (PF) Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (PF) Martin Oehler | |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 46-42 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 18:56 | Murray State | Timothy Parker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Scot Wolf (PF) Timothy Parker, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:44 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Mansell blocks the short jumper by John Catanzaro | 46-44 |
| 18:42 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Howard Mansell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Howard Mansell, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Benjamin Barnes (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Alan Ovitz (SG), Walter Garten (PF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, James Adams, David Grindle, John Catanzaro | |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber is whistled for a carry | 46-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Scot Wolf (PF) Timothy Parker, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:56 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 46-44 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rubin Castanon | 46-44 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Tuttle steals the ball from Stanley Soriano in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore is hacked by Chris Ferber - foul #1 on Chris Ferber, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Ben Johnson (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG) Rubin Castanon | |
| 17:33 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 46-44 |
| 17:31 | Murray State | Ben Johnson can't tip it in | 46-44 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Luis Hicks | 46-47 |
| 17:12 | Murray State | Ben Johnson loses the dribble to Walter Garten | 46-47 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks's floater is knocked away by Jess Sherwood | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 16:39 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Scot Wolf (SF), Benjamin Barnes (PF) Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell, Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), David Grindle (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), John Catanzaro (C) Luis Hicks, Stanley Soriano, Alan Ovitz, Walter Garten, Chris Ferber | |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 15:59 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Catanzaro - foul #1 on John Catanzaro, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Hans Zuvich (PF), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, Benjamin Barnes, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PF) Rubin Castanon | |
| 15:59 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:59 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Luton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Grindle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Catanzaro | 48-54 |
| 15:27 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore is hacked by Martin Oehler - foul #4 on Martin Oehler, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (SG), Rubin Castanon (PF) James Adams, Martin Oehler | |
| 15:06 | Murray State | Donald Anderson is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro tips it home | 51-56 |
| 14:47 | Murray State | Donald Anderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Tuttle | 54-56 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 14:25 | Murray State | Donald Anderson gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle loses the dribble to Carl Tuttle | 54-56 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle lays it up and in | 56-56 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luis Hicks | 56-58 |
| 13:37 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is hacked by Luis Hicks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Hicks, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), Scot Wolf (SF), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), James Adams (SG), Walter Garten (PF) William Spicer, Luis Hicks, Rubin Castanon | |
| 13:21 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 56-58 |
| 13:19 | Murray State | Scot Wolf tips it in | 58-58 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Adams | 58-61 |
| 12:54 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 12:52 | Murray State | William Luton pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-61 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Scot Wolf snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 12:27 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Donald Anderson | 60-61 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro misses long on a shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 12:06 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 11:44 | Murray State | William Luton connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Hans Zuvich | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scot Wolf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Luton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grindle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Garten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Catanzaro (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Luton is called for the reach on James Adams - foul #2 on William Luton, team foul #3 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Scot Wolf, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), Chris Ferber (C) Stanley Soriano, David Grindle, Walter Garten, John Catanzaro | |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz is fouled on the floor by Howard Mansell - foul #3 on Howard Mansell, team foul #4 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG) James Adams | |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon buries a jumper from the baseline set up by William Spicer | 62-65 |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Shawn Kilgore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle (SF) Alan Ovitz | |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | Hans Zuvich picks off the pass by David Grindle | 62-65 |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Howard Mansell is hacked by Chris Ferber - foul #2 on Chris Ferber, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG) Luis Hicks | |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes (SF), William Luton (C) Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:51 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-65 |
| 09:50 | Murray State | William Luton pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 09:43 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Kilgore and he's hacked by Rubin Castanon - foul #2 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Jess Sherwood (C) Shawn Kilgore, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (PF), John Catanzaro (C) David Grindle, Chris Ferber | |
| 09:43 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rubin Castanon | 66-65 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 09:27 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Donald Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), Ben Johnson (SF) Carl Tuttle, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SF) John Catanzaro | |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Adams | 66-67 |
| 09:02 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter Garten | 66-67 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz hits the follow up shot | 66-69 |
| 08:29 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Walter Garten - foul #2 on Walter Garten, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Howard Mansell (SF) Timothy Parker, Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), David Grindle (SF), John Catanzaro (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Alan Ovitz, Walter Garten | |
| 08:29 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 08:29 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle is fouled on the floor by Howard Mansell - foul #4 on Howard Mansell, team foul #5 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SF), William Luton (C) Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano makes the fadeaway from the right side | 68-71 |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Luis Hicks - foul #4 on Luis Hicks, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Donald Anderson, Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PF), Chris Ferber (C) Rubin Castanon, John Catanzaro | |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Mansell (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Hans Zuvich (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Luton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Luis Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Soriano (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grindle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Ferber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber tips it back up and in | 69-73 |
| 07:11 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich's pass is intercepted by David Grindle | 69-73 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Hicks | 69-75 |
| 06:52 | Murray State | Howard Mansell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Timothy Parker (SG), Scot Wolf (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Shawn Kilgore, Carl Tuttle, Howard Mansell, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Walter Garten (SF), John Catanzaro (C) Luis Hicks, Stanley Soriano, David Grindle, Chris Ferber | |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams is fouled on the floor by Jess Sherwood - foul #3 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #6 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SF) Timothy Parker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SG) James Adams | |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer's floater is knocked away by Hans Zuvich | 69-75 |
| 06:17 | Murray State | Scot Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 06:01 | Murray State | Howard Mansell lays it in on a nice dish by Scot Wolf | 71-75 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten drills a jumper from close range | 71-77 |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Howard Mansell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz gets the rebound | 71-77 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Scot Wolf - foul #2 on Scot Wolf, team foul #7 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Scot Wolf, Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), James Adams (SG), Rubin Castanon (C) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, John Catanzaro | |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| 05:13 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Rubin Castanon - foul #3 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #11 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ben Johnson (SF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber (C) Walter Garten | |
| 05:13 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 05:13 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 05:13 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 3rd free throw | 73-78 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 73-78 |
| 04:55 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Luton | 73-78 |
| 04:49 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Rubin Castanon - foul #4 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #12 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Carl Tuttle, Ben Johnson, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (SG) James Adams | |
| 04:49 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 04:49 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber snags the defensive board | 73-78 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-78 |
| 04:31 | Murray State | Timothy Parker gets the rebound | 73-78 |
| 04:27 | Murray State | Donald Anderson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-78 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), David Grindle (SF) Luis Hicks, Chris Ferber | |
| 04:12 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore is fouled in the backcourt by David Grindle - foul #3 on David Grindle, team foul #13 | 75-78 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Spicer | 77-81 |
| 03:47 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Scot Wolf (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Shawn Kilgore, Carl Tuttle, Benjamin Barnes, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Rubin Castanon | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 77-81 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler tips it but misses | 77-81 |
| 03:25 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood snags the defensive board | 77-81 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scot Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Howard Mansell (tiring) 13 pts. 4 pf. PF - Hans Zuvich (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jess Sherwood (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Grindle (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Martin Oehler (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Catanzaro (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-81 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Howard Mansell tips it in | 79-81 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-81 |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Donald Anderson snags the defensive board | 79-81 |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Ben Johnson (SF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Scot Wolf, Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), Alan Ovitz (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, James Adams, David Grindle, John Catanzaro | |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Ben Johnson is hacked by Walter Garten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Garten, team foul #14 | 79-81 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Ben Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Ben Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Chris Ferber | 80-84 |
| 02:23 | Murray State | William Luton hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Carl Tuttle | 82-84 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten drills a runner from the left block | 82-86 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Parker | 85-86 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-86 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Ben Johnson, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), David Grindle (SF), John Catanzaro (C) Luis Hicks, Alan Ovitz, Walter Garten, Chris Ferber | |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-86 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer grabs the offensive board | 85-86 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-86 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer is fouled on the floor by Donald Anderson - foul #4 on Donald Anderson, team foul #8 | 85-86 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 87-88 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Anderson is called for the reach on William Spicer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Anderson, team foul #9 | 87-88 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG) Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Howard Mansell pulls down the rebound | 87-89 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 87-89 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the offensive rebound | 87-89 |