| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jason Warren (fresh) SG - Glenn Ruddy (fresh) SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Ernest Kopecky (fresh) C - Bobby Addy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Kopecky | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Murray State | Paul Thompson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Bobby Addy misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Murray State | Bobby Addy snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Murray State | Paul Thompson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bobby Addy | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Murray State | Paul Thompson dunks the ball on a great pass from Jason Warren | 5-0 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Murray State | Paul Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Murray State | Jason Warren can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:00 | Murray State | Ronald Oaks picks off the pass by Bobby Addy | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (PG), Waylon Talley (SG), David Gibson (SF), Gene Neel (PF), Jack Odom (C) Jason Warren, Glenn Ruddy, Paul Thompson, Ernest Kopecky, Bobby Addy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), George Louie (SG), James Holman (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF), Lei Wang (C) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, Kenneth Lawhorn, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 17:18 | Murray State | William Gerhard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Odom - foul #1 on Jack Odom, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Gerhard picks off the pass by Lei Wang | 5-0 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Jack Odom is hacked by Lei Wang - foul #1 on Lei Wang, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG), Glenn Ruddy (SG), James Drumheller (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), Bobby Addy (C) William Gerhard, Waylon Talley, David Gibson, Gene Neel, Jack Odom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG), David Williams (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Cilombo Asaro, George Louie, James Holman, Gilbert Harper, Lei Wang | |
| 16:19 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky is hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 16:09 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 16:08 | Murray State | James Drumheller tips it in | 7-0 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Addy takes the ball from David Williams | 7-0 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gerald Quick (fresh) SG - Glenn Ruddy (fairly fresh) SF - James Drumheller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Kopecky (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Addy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Julio Silva (fresh) SG - David Williams (fresh) SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (tiring) PF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) | |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Bobby Addy makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Glenn Ruddy and he's fouled by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Gene Neel (PF) Gerald Quick, James Drumheller, Ernest Kopecky | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), James Holman (SF), Gilbert Harper (C) Julio Silva, David Williams, Kenneth Lawhorn, Chris Schumacher | |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Bobby Addy makes the free throw | 10-0 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-0 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks grabs the offensive rebound | 10-0 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-3 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | Gene Neel connects on the open floater from the left side set up by Jason Warren | 12-3 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Thompson steals it from Jeff Clegg | 12-3 |
| 14:30 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy blows the dunk | 12-3 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Ruddy is called for the reach on Jeff Clegg - foul #1 on Glenn Ruddy, team foul #2 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (PG), Waylon Talley (SG), David Gibson (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), Jack Odom (C) Jason Warren, Glenn Ruddy, Paul Thompson, Gene Neel, Bobby Addy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (SG), Lei Wang (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jeff Clegg, Ronald Oaks, Gilbert Harper | |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn is hacked by David Gibson - foul #1 on David Gibson, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG) Scott Horn | |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang is open and scores on a floater from the right block | 12-5 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 12-5 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 12-5 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher grabs the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Julio Silva | 12-8 |
| 13:00 | Murray State | Waylon Talley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Gerhard | 14-8 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 12:54 | Murray State | David Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), Gerald Quick (SG), James Drumheller (SF), Gene Neel (PF), Bobby Addy (C) William Gerhard, Waylon Talley, David Gibson, Ernest Kopecky, Jack Odom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), David Williams (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Julio Silva, George Louie, James Holman, Lei Wang, Chris Schumacher | |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper comes up short on the shot from the left side | 14-11 |
| 12:40 | Murray State | Bobby Addy pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | David Williams steals it from Gerald Quick in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-11 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | Bobby Addy pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:00 | Murray State | Gene Neel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:58 | Murray State | Gerald Quick tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks is fouled on the floor by Gene Neel - foul #1 on Gene Neel, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (PG), Glenn Ruddy (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF) Jason Warren, Gerald Quick, James Drumheller, Bobby Addy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), George Louie (SG), James Holman (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Cilombo Asaro, Jeff Clegg, David Williams, Gilbert Harper | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gerhard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Ruddy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Kopecky (tiring) C - Gene Neel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Louie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Holman (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Oaks (tiring) 3 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) | |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn lays it up and in set up by Ronald Oaks | 16-13 |
| 11:06 | Murray State | Gene Neel makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Glenn Ruddy and the foul's on Chris Schumacher - foul #1 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Odom (C) Ernest Kopecky | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:06 | Murray State | Gene Neel misses the free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 10:51 | Murray State | Gene Neel pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:35 | Murray State | William Gerhard hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 10:12 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 09:58 | Murray State | Gene Neel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn travels with the ball | 21-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), Waylon Talley (SG), David Gibson (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), Bobby Addy (C) William Gerhard, Glenn Ruddy, Paul Thompson, Gene Neel, Jack Odom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Julio Silva (SG), David Williams (SF), Lei Wang (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Scott Horn, George Louie, James Holman, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Jason Warren lays it up and in on a great pass from Waylon Talley and the foul's on Gilbert Harper - foul #1 on Gilbert Harper, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (SG) Bobby Addy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Jason Warren makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-15 |
| 08:46 | Murray State | Jason Warren misses the jumper from the left side | 24-15 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva is hacked by Waylon Talley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Waylon Talley, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (PG), Glenn Ruddy (SG), Bobby Addy (C) Jason Warren, Gerald Quick, Waylon Talley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), James Holman (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Julio Silva, David Williams, Lei Wang | |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman misses the lay-in | 24-15 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the offensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Glenn Ruddy - foul #2 on Glenn Ruddy, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Gene Neel (PF) Glenn Ruddy, David Gibson, Ernest Kopecky | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF) Gilbert Harper | |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Gene Neel makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Thompson | 27-17 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (PG), Gerald Quick (SG), James Drumheller (SF), Jack Odom (PF) Jason Warren, William Gerhard, Paul Thompson, Bobby Addy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Julio Silva (SG), George Louie (SF) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, James Holman | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro is called for traveling | 27-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper (C) Chris Schumacher | |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Gilbert Harper picks off the pass by James Drumheller in the backcourt | 27-17 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), William Gerhard (SG) Waylon Talley, Gerald Quick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Lei Wang (C) Julio Silva, Gilbert Harper | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jason Warren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gerhard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Drumheller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Odom (fresh) C - Gene Neel (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cilombo Asaro (fresh) SG - Jeff Clegg (tiring) SF - George Louie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (tiring) 4 reb. C - Lei Wang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Ronald Oaks is called for the reach on Jack Odom - foul #1 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul Thompson (SF), Bobby Addy (C) James Drumheller, Gene Neel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), James Holman (SF) Cilombo Asaro, George Louie | |
| 06:47 | Murray State | Jack Odom banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jason Warren | 29-17 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Scott Horn | 29-20 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Ronald Oaks takes the ball from Paul Thompson | 29-20 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (PG), Gerald Quick (SG), David Gibson (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), Gene Neel (C) Jason Warren, William Gerhard, Paul Thompson, Jack Odom, Bobby Addy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Julio Silva (SG), David Williams (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, James Holman, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 05:51 | Murray State | Gerald Quick misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 05:49 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Waylon Talley | 31-20 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro is fouled on the floor by Gene Neel - foul #2 on Gene Neel, team foul #7 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (PG), Bobby Addy (C) Gerald Quick, Gene Neel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (SF) Julio Silva | |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:11 | Murray State | William Gerhard drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Waylon Talley | 34-22 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper misses the lay-in | 34-22 |
| 04:52 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 04:34 | Murray State | William Gerhard misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie is hacked by William Gerhard in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Gerhard, team foul #8 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), James Drumheller (SF), Jack Odom (C) Waylon Talley, David Gibson, Bobby Addy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Julio Silva (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF) Cilombo Asaro, David Williams, Chris Schumacher | |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jack Odom | 34-23 |
| 04:09 | Murray State | Jack Odom hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by James Drumheller and he's hacked by Scott Horn - foul #1 on Scott Horn, team foul #7 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (SG) William Gerhard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (C) George Louie, Gilbert Harper | |
| 04:09 | Murray State | Jack Odom makes the free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Warren steps in front of the James Holman pass | 37-23 |
| 03:27 | Murray State | Lei Wang swats the short shot by Jack Odom | 37-23 |
| 03:26 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Kopecky | 37-23 |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Lei Wang is called for the reach on Jack Odom - foul #2 on Lei Wang, team foul #8 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gerhard (PG), Glenn Ruddy (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Gene Neel (C) Jason Warren, Gerald Quick, James Drumheller, Ernest Kopecky | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Julio Silva, James Holman, Lei Wang | |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Jack Odom misses the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher grabs the board | 37-23 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gerhard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Ruddy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Odom (tiring) 5 pts. C - Gene Neel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Clegg (tiring) SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) PF - Ronald Oaks (tired) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Schumacher (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn banks in the layup | 37-25 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Gene Neel drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Ruddy | 40-25 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Paul Thompson banks in the layup set up by William Gerhard | 42-27 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (PG), David Gibson (SF), Bobby Addy (C) William Gerhard, Paul Thompson, Jack Odom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), David Williams (SG), Gilbert Harper (PF), Lei Wang (C) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-27 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Gene Neel pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Waylon Talley is fouled in the backcourt by Cilombo Asaro - foul #1 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #9 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG) David Gibson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Waylon Talley makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Waylon Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-27 |
| 01:05 | Murray State | Waylon Talley makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Glenn Ruddy and he's hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #3 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #10 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (SG), James Holman (SF) David Williams, Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 01:05 | Murray State | Waylon Talley misses the free throw | 46-27 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper snags the defensive board | 46-27 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Gibson (SF) Waylon Talley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Gerald Quick misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cilombo Asaro - foul #2 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #11 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Gerald Quick misses the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Gerald Quick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman is hacked by David Gibson - foul #2 on David Gibson, team foul #9 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jason Warren (PG), Paul Thompson (SF) Gerald Quick, Bobby Addy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lei Wang | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Jason Warren is hacked by George Louie - foul #1 on George Louie, team foul #12 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky (PF) Gene Neel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG) Julio Silva, George Louie | |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Jason Warren makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Jason Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Horn | 49-32 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Glenn Ruddy comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 49-32 |