| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Reginald Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Sievert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Solano (fresh) C - Dennis Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gregory Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Staub (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vern Jin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Guillotte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Brian Sievert inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | McNeese State | Brian Sievert is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 19:35 | Murray State | Vern Jin knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Staub | 36-42 |
| 19:28 | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks can't throw it down | 36-42 |
| 19:27 | Murray State | Tony Staub pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Vern Jin blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Sievert - foul #3 on Brian Sievert, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Tarter (SF) Brian Sievert | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Vern Jin misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Vern Jin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:50 | McNeese State | Dennis Jacobs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 18:48 | McNeese State | Peter Solano grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 18:32 | McNeese State | Mark Guillotte steps in front of the Steven Tarter pass | 36-43 |
| 18:11 | Murray State | Vern Jin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-43 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:55 | Murray State | Tony Staub clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 17:53 | Murray State | Vern Jin tips it home | 36-45 |
| 17:35 | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Sullivan | 39-45 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Dan Zarate hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Guillotte | 39-48 |
| 16:45 | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Solano | 41-48 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte is fouled on the floor by Peter Solano - foul #2 on Peter Solano, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Russell Rondon (PG), Carl Eldridge (SG), Max Vincent (SF), Daryl Griggs (PF), Samuel Nordquist (C) Reginald Brooks, William Sullivan, Steven Tarter, Peter Solano, Dennis Jacobs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (PG), John Randall (SF), John Pursley (C) Gregory Taylor, Vern Jin, Dan Zarate | |
| 16:20 | Murray State | Clay Munsell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Russell Rondon (fresh) SG - Carl Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Max Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daryl Griggs (fresh) C - Samuel Nordquist (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clay Munsell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Staub (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Randall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Guillotte (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pursley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Murray State | Clay Munsell drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Tony Staub | 41-50 |
| 15:19 | McNeese State | John Pursley blocks the short jumper by Max Vincent | 41-50 |
| 15:18 | Murray State | Clay Munsell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:57 | Murray State | Clay Munsell is fouled on the floor by Russell Rondon - foul #2 on Russell Rondon, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Sullivan (SG), Brian Sievert (SF), Peter Solano (PF) Russell Rondon, Max Vincent, Samuel Nordquist | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (PG), Vern Jin (SF), Dan Zarate (PF), Robert Dewberry (C) Clay Munsell, Tony Staub, Mark Guillotte, John Pursley | |
| 14:46 | Murray State | Carl Eldridge takes the ball from Robert Dewberry | 41-50 |
| 14:24 | McNeese State | William Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by John Randall - foul #3 on John Randall, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks (PG), Dennis Jacobs (C) Carl Eldridge, Daryl Griggs | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:24 | McNeese State | William Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:24 | McNeese State | William Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:24 | McNeese State | William Sullivan makes the 3rd free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Peter Solano - foul #3 on Peter Solano, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Peter Solano grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:52 | McNeese State | Peter Solano hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Reginald Brooks | 46-51 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Vern Jin makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Hansen | 46-53 |
| 13:16 | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks is fouled on the floor by Clarence Hansen - foul #1 on Clarence Hansen, team foul #2 | 46-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Tarter (SF), Samuel Nordquist (PF), Russell Rondon (C) Brian Sievert, Peter Solano, Dennis Jacobs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (PG), Tony Staub (SG), John Pursley (PF) Clarence Hansen, John Randall, Dan Zarate | |
| 12:54 | McNeese State | William Sullivan makes the shot from the right wing set up by Russell Rondon | 48-53 |
| 12:42 | Murray State | John Pursley makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clay Munsell | 48-55 |
| 12:16 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Reginald Brooks | 51-55 |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Vern Jin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Tarter - foul #1 on Steven Tarter, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge (SG), Max Vincent (SF), Peter Solano (PF), Daryl Griggs (C) Reginald Brooks, William Sullivan, Samuel Nordquist, Russell Rondon | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (PG), Mark Guillotte (PF) Clay Munsell, John Pursley | |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Vern Jin makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Vern Jin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Steven Tarter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Max Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Solano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Griggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clarence Hansen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Staub (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vern Jin (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Guillotte (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dewberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 11:31 | McNeese State | Peter Solano gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 11:14 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Max Vincent | 54-57 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Solano - foul #4 on Peter Solano, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Sievert (SF), Dennis Jacobs (C) Steven Tarter, Peter Solano | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Taylor (PG), John Randall (SF) Clarence Hansen, Vern Jin | |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:01 | McNeese State | Dennis Jacobs gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:38 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Gregory Taylor | 54-58 |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dennis Jacobs - foul #2 on Dennis Jacobs, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks (PG), William Sullivan (SG), Samuel Nordquist (C) Carl Eldridge, Max Vincent, Dennis Jacobs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clay Munsell (SG), John Pursley (PF), Dan Zarate (C) Tony Staub, Mark Guillotte, Robert Dewberry | |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Gregory Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:56 | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Sullivan | 57-60 |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Daryl Griggs swats the dunk try by Gregory Taylor | 57-60 |
| 09:37 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | William Sullivan misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 09:17 | McNeese State | Brian Sievert hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 08:54 | Murray State | Dan Zarate makes the jumper from the left side set up by John Randall | 59-62 |
| 08:29 | McNeese State | Brian Sievert blows the layup | 59-62 |
| 08:28 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 08:21 | McNeese State | Brian Sievert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 08:19 | Murray State | John Randall pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:05 | Murray State | John Randall clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Sievert - foul #4 on Brian Sievert, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Tarter (PG), Carl Eldridge (SG), Max Vincent (SF), Russell Rondon (PF), Dennis Jacobs (C) Reginald Brooks, William Sullivan, Brian Sievert, Daryl Griggs, Samuel Nordquist | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (PG), Tony Staub (SG), Mark Guillotte (PF), Robert Dewberry (C) Gregory Taylor, Clay Munsell, John Pursley, Dan Zarate | |
| 08:05 | Murray State | John Randall makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:05 | Murray State | John Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:05 | McNeese State | Dennis Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 07:48 | McNeese State | Robert Dewberry swats the short shot by Russell Rondon | 59-63 |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Robert Dewberry pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Steven Tarter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Max Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Rondon (fresh) C - Dennis Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clarence Hansen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Staub (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Randall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Guillotte (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dewberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Dewberry | 59-65 |
| 07:28 | McNeese State | Tony Staub picks off the pass by Steven Tarter in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 07:06 | Murray State | Tony Staub is hacked by Dennis Jacobs - foul #3 on Dennis Jacobs, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks (PG), William Sullivan (SG), Peter Solano (PF) Carl Eldridge, Max Vincent, Dennis Jacobs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Vern Jin (SF), Dan Zarate (PF) John Randall, Mark Guillotte | |
| 07:06 | Murray State | Tony Staub makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:06 | Murray State | Tony Staub makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 06:49 | McNeese State | William Sullivan knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-67 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Dan Zarate misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 06:26 | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:21 | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-67 |
| 06:20 | Murray State | Dan Zarate gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 05:57 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Staub | 62-70 |
| 05:41 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 05:40 | Murray State | Tony Staub grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 05:23 | Murray State | Tony Staub scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-73 |
| 05:06 | McNeese State | William Sullivan loses the dribble to Tony Staub | 62-73 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-73 |
| 04:38 | McNeese State | William Sullivan grabs the board | 62-73 |
| 04:22 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter scores on a shot from the right wing set up by William Sullivan | 64-73 |
| 03:58 | Murray State | Vern Jin misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 64-73 |
| 03:56 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Staub | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Dan Zarate loses the dribble to Steven Tarter | 64-73 |
| 03:30 | McNeese State | William Sullivan slams it home on a nice dish by Steven Tarter | 66-73 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge (PG), Brian Sievert (SF), Daryl Griggs (PF), Dennis Jacobs (C) Reginald Brooks, Steven Tarter, Peter Solano, Russell Rondon | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Taylor (PG), Clay Munsell (SG), John Randall (SF), Mark Guillotte (PF), John Pursley (C) Clarence Hansen, Tony Staub, Vern Jin, Dan Zarate, Robert Dewberry | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Carl Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - William Sullivan (fresh) 22 pts. 7 ast. SF - Brian Sievert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daryl Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gregory Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Munsell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Randall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Guillotte (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pursley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Murray State | Clay Munsell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 03:11 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | William Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | John Pursley pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | John Randall knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Taylor | 66-75 |
| 02:38 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks (PG), Peter Solano (PF) Carl Eldridge, Daryl Griggs | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:36 | McNeese State | William Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Clay Munsell - foul #1 on Clay Munsell, team foul #3 | 66-75 |
| 02:30 | McNeese State | Dennis Jacobs misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 02:28 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte grabs the board | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-75 |
| 01:58 | Murray State | John Pursley tips it back up and in | 66-77 |
| 01:54 | McNeese State | Reginald Brooks's pass is intercepted by Clay Munsell in the backcourt | 66-77 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Peter Solano is called for the reach on Mark Guillotte - foul #5 on Peter Solano, team foul #10 | 66-77 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Tarter (PG), Carl Eldridge (SG), Max Vincent (SF), Daryl Griggs (PF), Samuel Nordquist (C) Reginald Brooks, William Sullivan, Brian Sievert, Peter Solano, Dennis Jacobs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dan Zarate (SF) Gregory Taylor | |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Mark Guillotte makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 01:26 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Clay Munsell - foul #2 on Clay Munsell, team foul #4 | 66-79 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Hansen (PG) Mark Guillotte | |
| 01:26 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:26 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Clay Munsell is hacked by Carl Eldridge - foul #2 on Carl Eldridge, team foul #11 | 68-79 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Clay Munsell makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Clay Munsell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:57 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Samuel Nordquist | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist scores on a runner from the right block set up by Max Vincent | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Steven Tarter is called for the reach on Clay Munsell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Tarter, team foul #12 | 70-80 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Clay Munsell makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Clay Munsell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 00:42 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter double dribbles | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Murray State | John Pursley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-82 |
| 00:15 | McNeese State | Clay Munsell steals it from Carl Eldridge | 70-82 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | John Randall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clay Munsell | 70-84 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Clay Munsell is called for the reach on Carl Eldridge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clay Munsell, team foul #5 | 70-84 |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-84 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | John Randall pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Clarence Hansen runs out the clock | 70-84 |