| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Hugh Harris (fresh) SG - Nestor Williams (fresh) SF - Lawrence Reese (fresh) PF - Robert Arteaga (fresh) C - Daryl Elizondo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Sieberg (fresh) SG - Eric Kanagy (fresh) SF - Donald Finlay (fresh) PF - Roger Dziewanowski (fresh) C - Patrick Verdin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Murray State | Donald Finlay misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Verdin - foul #1 on Patrick Verdin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Daryl Elizondo | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Murray State | Donald Finlay is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Murray State | Donald Finlay misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | Manhattan | Daryl Elizondo snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Patrick Verdin | 4-0 |
| 17:35 | Murray State | Donald Finlay clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:14 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 17:12 | Manhattan | Daryl Elizondo can't tip it in | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams tips it back up and in | 6-0 |
| 17:04 | Murray State | James Sieberg drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Dziewanowski | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:45 | Manhattan | Daryl Elizondo gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:36 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:35 | Murray State | Donald Finlay gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:30 | Murray State | Lawrence Reese is called for the reach on Eric Kanagy - foul #1 on Lawrence Reese, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Herman Dukes (PG), Jason Stankiewicz (SG), Tyler Schneider (SF), Martin Nguyen (PF), Gregory McCuaig (C) Hugh Harris, Nestor Williams, Lawrence Reese, Robert Arteaga, Daryl Elizondo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (PG), Donald Griffith (SG), Frank Lockhart (SF), Trey Weaver (PF), Richard Hamdan (C) James Sieberg, Eric Kanagy, Donald Finlay, Roger Dziewanowski, Patrick Verdin | |
| 16:20 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:19 | Manhattan | Herman Dukes gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:55 | Manhattan | Martin Nguyen drills a floater from the right block set up by Gregory McCuaig | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Herman Dukes (fresh) SG - Jason Stankiewicz (fresh) SF - Tyler Schneider (fresh) PF - Martin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory McCuaig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Edward (fresh) SG - Donald Griffith (fresh) SF - Frank Lockhart (fresh) PF - Trey Weaver (fresh) C - Richard Hamdan (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Donald Griffith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 15:29 | Murray State | Trey Weaver grabs the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 15:24 | Murray State | Joseph Edward hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-5 |
| 15:19 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 8-5 |
| 15:17 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Donald Griffith | 8-5 |
| 15:15 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Schneider - foul #1 on Tyler Schneider, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa (PG), Nestor Williams (SG), Robert Rusin (PF) Herman Dukes, Jason Stankiewicz, Gregory McCuaig | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Marcucci (PG), Patrick Verdin (C) Donald Griffith, Frank Lockhart | |
| 15:07 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Trey Weaver | 8-7 |
| 15:02 | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Hugh Harris (PG) Tyler Schneider | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG) Joseph Edward | |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Joseph Marcucci is hacked by Robert Rusin - foul #1 on Robert Rusin, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga (PF) Martin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Finlay (SF) Patrick Verdin | |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Arteaga - foul #1 on Robert Arteaga, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese (SF) Hugh Harris | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:22 | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 14:11 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Trey Weaver tips it in | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nestor Williams | 14-10 |
| 13:35 | Murray State | Trey Weaver misses the easy open layup | 14-10 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Robert Arteaga steps in front of the Trey Weaver pass | 14-10 |
| 13:00 | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 12:59 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams snags the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:50 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Richard Hamdan - foul #1 on Richard Hamdan, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz (PG), Tyler Schneider (SG), Gregory McCuaig (PF), Daryl Elizondo (C) Eusebio Costa, Nestor Williams, Robert Arteaga, Robert Rusin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (PG), Eric Kanagy (SG), Donald Griffith (SF), Roger Dziewanowski (PF), Patrick Verdin (C) James Sieberg, Joseph Marcucci, Donald Finlay, Trey Weaver, Richard Hamdan | |
| 12:50 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:34 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Reese - foul #2 on Lawrence Reese, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Herman Dukes (PG) Lawrence Reese | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Lockhart (PF) Roger Dziewanowski | |
| 12:34 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:34 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:34 | Manhattan | Daryl Elizondo gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 12:13 | Manhattan | Tyler Schneider connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Dukes | 20-11 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy travels with the ball | 20-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Martin Nguyen (PF) Gregory McCuaig | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Roger Dziewanowski (PF) Eric Kanagy, Frank Lockhart | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Herman Dukes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Stankiewicz (fresh) SF - Tyler Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daryl Elizondo (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Sieberg (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Edward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Griffith (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Dziewanowski (tiring) C - Patrick Verdin (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz is hacked by Joseph Edward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Edward, team foul #3 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Hugh Harris (PG) Tyler Schneider | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 11:37 | Manhattan | Daryl Elizondo is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Hugh Harris | 22-11 |
| 11:22 | Murray State | Joseph Edward misses badly on a floater from the right side | 22-11 |
| 11:20 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski can't tip it in | 22-11 |
| 11:18 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris pulls down the rebound | 22-11 |
| 11:09 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris knocks in the shot from the left block and the foul's on Roger Dziewanowski - foul #1 on Roger Dziewanowski, team foul #4 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Nestor Williams (SG), Tyler Schneider (SF) Jason Stankiewicz, Herman Dukes | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Hamdan (C) Patrick Verdin | |
| 11:09 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris makes the free throw | 25-11 |
| 11:02 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 25-11 |
| 11:01 | Manhattan | Martin Nguyen grabs the board | 25-11 |
| 10:55 | Manhattan | Martin Nguyen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-11 |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski pulls down the rebound | 25-11 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Donald Griffith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-11 |
| 10:35 | Murray State | James Sieberg snags the offensive board | 25-11 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan is fouled on the floor by Daryl Elizondo - foul #1 on Daryl Elizondo, team foul #6 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz (SG), Robert Arteaga (PF) Nestor Williams, Daryl Elizondo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (SG), Donald Finlay (SF), Patrick Verdin (C) James Sieberg, Donald Griffith, Richard Hamdan | |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-14 |
| 10:01 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kanagy - foul #1 on Eric Kanagy, team foul #5 | 25-14 |
| 10:01 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Herman Dukes (PG), Gregory McCuaig (PF) Hugh Harris, Robert Arteaga | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Marcucci (PG), Frank Lockhart (PF) Joseph Edward, Roger Dziewanowski | |
| 09:48 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Herman Dukes | 27-14 |
| 09:32 | Murray State | Herman Dukes steals it from Donald Finlay | 27-14 |
| 09:25 | Manhattan | Joseph Marcucci is called for the reach on Herman Dukes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Marcucci, team foul #6 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Nestor Williams (SG), Robert Arteaga (PF) Herman Dukes, Martin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Richard Hamdan (C) Eric Kanagy, Patrick Verdin | |
| 09:17 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Nestor Williams | 29-14 |
| 09:13 | Murray State | Donald Finlay loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski (PF) Frank Lockhart | |
| 09:08 | Manhattan | Tyler Schneider hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Richard Hamdan - foul #2 on Richard Hamdan, team foul #7 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Hugh Harris (PG), Martin Nguyen (C) Jason Stankiewicz, Gregory McCuaig | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Griffith (SF), Patrick Verdin (C) Donald Finlay, Richard Hamdan | |
| 09:08 | Manhattan | Tyler Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 09:08 | Manhattan | Tyler Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 08:50 | Murray State | Donald Griffith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-17 |
| 08:31 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams is hacked by Joseph Marcucci - foul #2 on Joseph Marcucci, team foul #8 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz (PG), Eusebio Costa (SF), Robert Rusin (C) Hugh Harris, Tyler Schneider, Martin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (SG), Trey Weaver (PF) Joseph Marcucci, Roger Dziewanowski | |
| 08:31 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 08:31 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 08:28 | Murray State | James Sieberg is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-17 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Herman Dukes (PG) Nestor Williams | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Finlay (SF) Donald Griffith | |
| 08:13 | Manhattan | Robert Rusin misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 33-17 |
| 08:11 | Murray State | Trey Weaver snags the defensive board | 33-17 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Herman Dukes is called for the reach on Joseph Edward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Dukes, team foul #7 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gregory McCuaig (C) Robert Arteaga | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (SG) James Sieberg | |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Joseph Edward makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Joseph Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 08:05 | Manhattan | Gregory McCuaig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-19 |
| 07:43 | Murray State | Joseph Edward misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 07:42 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Gregory McCuaig | 33-19 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Herman Dukes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Stankiewicz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eusebio Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory McCuaig (fairly fresh) C - Robert Rusin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Edward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Kanagy (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Donald Finlay (tired) PF - Trey Weaver (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Verdin (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Manhattan | Robert Rusin knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Eusebio Costa | 35-19 |
| 07:33 | Murray State | Herman Dukes is called for the reach on Donald Finlay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Dukes, team foul #8 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Hugh Harris (PG), Nestor Williams (SG), Tyler Schneider (SF), Martin Nguyen (PF), Daryl Elizondo (C) Herman Dukes, Jason Stankiewicz, Eusebio Costa, Gregory McCuaig, Robert Rusin | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Frank Lockhart (PF) Eric Kanagy, Trey Weaver | |
| 07:33 | Murray State | Donald Finlay makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 07:33 | Murray State | Donald Finlay makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 07:14 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 07:12 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 06:56 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Sieberg | 35-23 |
| 06:54 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams is hacked by Joseph Edward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Edward, team foul #9 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga (PF) Daryl Elizondo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (SG), Roger Dziewanowski (PF), Donald Griffith (C) Joseph Edward, Donald Finlay, Patrick Verdin | |
| 06:54 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 06:54 | Manhattan | Nestor Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 06:35 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-23 |
| 06:33 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 06:28 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Nestor Williams | 40-23 |
| 06:13 | Murray State | Martin Nguyen steals the ball from Donald Griffith | 40-23 |
| 06:08 | Manhattan | Tyler Schneider travels in the backcourt | 40-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz (PG), Gregory McCuaig (PF), Daryl Elizondo (C) Hugh Harris, Robert Arteaga, Martin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trey Weaver (C) Frank Lockhart | |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Daryl Elizondo swats the shot by Eric Kanagy | 40-23 |
| 05:51 | Manhattan | Daryl Elizondo pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 05:28 | Manhattan | Gregory McCuaig hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket | 42-23 |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 05:11 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Hugh Harris (PG), Eusebio Costa (SF), Robert Arteaga (PF), Robert Rusin (C) Nestor Williams, Tyler Schneider, Gregory McCuaig, Daryl Elizondo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Finlay (SF), Patrick Verdin (C) Eric Kanagy, Roger Dziewanowski | |
| 04:58 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Lockhart (PF) Trey Weaver | |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Hugh Harris steals it from Donald Finlay in the backcourt | 42-25 |
| 04:46 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz is fouled on the floor by Donald Griffith - foul #1 on Donald Griffith, team foul #10 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Martin Nguyen (C) Robert Arteaga | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 04:46 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 04:46 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Eusebio Costa - foul #1 on Eusebio Costa, team foul #9 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Nestor Williams (SG) Hugh Harris | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (SG) Donald Griffith | |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart misses the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 04:31 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz is fouled in the backcourt by James Sieberg - foul #1 on James Sieberg, team foul #11 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gregory McCuaig (C) Robert Rusin | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 04:31 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 04:31 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-26 |
| 04:16 | Manhattan | Gregory McCuaig grabs the defensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 03:59 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 46-26 |
| 03:58 | Manhattan | Gregory McCuaig gets the offensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 03:44 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-26 |
| 03:43 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz snags the offensive board | 46-26 |
| 03:24 | Manhattan | Gregory McCuaig can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 46-26 |
| 03:22 | Murray State | Donald Finlay pulls down the rebound | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Jason Stankiewicz (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Nestor Williams (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eusebio Costa (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Nguyen (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gregory McCuaig (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Sieberg (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Kanagy (very tired) 6 pts. SF - Donald Finlay (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Lockhart (tiring) 3 pts. C - Patrick Verdin (very tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Frank Lockhart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 03:07 | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa gets the rebound | 46-26 |
| 02:47 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Sieberg - foul #2 on James Sieberg, team foul #12 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Herman Dukes (PG), Lawrence Reese (SF), Robert Arteaga (PF), Robert Rusin (C) Nestor Williams, Eusebio Costa, Martin Nguyen, Gregory McCuaig | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (PG), Joseph Marcucci (SG), Donald Griffith (SF), Roger Dziewanowski (PF), Richard Hamdan (C) James Sieberg, Eric Kanagy, Donald Finlay, Frank Lockhart, Patrick Verdin | |
| 02:47 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 47-26 |
| 02:47 | Manhattan | Jason Stankiewicz misses the 2nd free throw | 47-26 |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan pulls down the rebound | 47-26 |
| 02:24 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Edward | 47-29 |
| 02:15 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese misses the runner from the left block | 47-29 |
| 02:13 | Murray State | Joseph Edward snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Jason Stankiewicz steals it from Donald Griffith | 47-29 |
| 01:46 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Griffith - foul #2 on Donald Griffith, team foul #13 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Hugh Harris (PG), Tyler Schneider (SG), Daryl Elizondo (C) Herman Dukes, Jason Stankiewicz, Robert Rusin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trey Weaver (PF) Roger Dziewanowski | |
| 01:46 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 01:46 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 01:44 | Murray State | Donald Griffith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-29 |
| 01:39 | Manhattan | Lawrence Reese makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Hugh Harris | 50-29 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Donald Griffith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-29 |
| 01:13 | Manhattan | Tyler Schneider is fouled on the floor by Donald Griffith - foul #3 on Donald Griffith, team foul #14 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Patrick Verdin (C) Donald Griffith | |
| 01:13 | Manhattan | Tyler Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 51-29 |
| 01:13 | Manhattan | Tyler Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 52-29 |
| 01:11 | Murray State | Hugh Harris steals the ball from Joseph Marcucci in the backcourt | 52-29 |
| 01:10 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris misses the easy layup | 52-29 |
| 01:09 | Manhattan | Daryl Elizondo tips it home | 54-29 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Joseph Edward buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Arteaga - foul #2 on Robert Arteaga, team foul #10 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Nestor Williams (SG), Martin Nguyen (PF) Tyler Schneider, Robert Arteaga | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Finlay (SF) Patrick Verdin | |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Joseph Edward makes the free throw | 54-32 |
| 00:44 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 54-32 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Dziewanowski (PF) Trey Weaver | |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-32 |
| 00:35 | Manhattan | Martin Nguyen grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Joseph Edward snags the defensive board | 54-32 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan lays it up and in | 54-34 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Hugh Harris misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 54-34 |