| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Michael Spohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Lish (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Grantham (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Justin Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Dempster (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roger Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Rey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Richard Hawkins inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 19:41 | Morehead State | Charles Rey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:27 | Morehead State | Charles Rey is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Rey, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:10 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Lish | 39-35 |
| 19:07 | Morehead State | David Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson (SF), David Veney (PF), Kevin Gibbs (C) Richard Hawkins, Sean Grantham, James Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), Jason Purcell (SG), Karl Bronson (SF), Fa Qian (PF) Justin Gregory, David Miller, Richard Dempster, Roger Hopkins | |
| 18:50 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson misses the easy open layup | 39-35 |
| 18:49 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:39 | Morehead State | Joshua Lish takes the ball from Fa Qian | 39-35 |
| 18:34 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish hits the finger roll | 41-35 |
| 18:23 | Morehead State | Charles Rey makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Karl Bronson | 41-37 |
| 18:18 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish is hacked by Jason Purcell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Purcell, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz (PG), Nicholas Kidney (SG), Jamie Sigel (SF), Donald Rogers (C) Michael Spohn, Joshua Lish, Ralph Jackson, Kevin Gibbs | |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Miller (SG), Roger Hopkins (PF) Jason Purcell, Charles Rey | |
| 18:05 | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz's pass is intercepted by Roger Hopkins | 41-37 |
| 17:51 | Morehead State | David Miller misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:49 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 17:33 | Morehead State | Fa Qian hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Hopkins | 41-39 |
| 17:30 | Manhattan | Jamie Sigel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joshua Lish (SG), Richard Hawkins (SF), Sean Grantham (PF), James Brown (C) Douglas Spitz, Jamie Sigel, David Veney, Donald Rogers | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG), Richard Dempster (SF), Charles Rey (C) Richard Walker, Karl Bronson, Fa Qian | |
| 17:04 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster blows the dunk | 41-39 |
| 17:03 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to James Brown | 41-39 |
| 16:47 | Manhattan | Sean Grantham can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 16:45 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:28 | Manhattan | James Brown is denied on a layup by Roger Hopkins | 41-39 |
| 16:27 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:15 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 16:14 | Morehead State | Justin Gregory grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:01 | Morehead State | David Miller misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 16:00 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Sean Grantham | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Nicholas Kidney (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Lish (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Grantham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Justin Gregory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Miller (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Richard Dempster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Hopkins (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Rey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Manhattan | Nicholas Kidney comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Dempster - foul #1 on Richard Dempster, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Ralph Jackson (SF), Kevin Gibbs (PF), Donald Rogers (C) Joshua Lish, Richard Hawkins, Sean Grantham, James Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), Jason Purcell (SG), Dale Myler (PF), Fa Qian (C) Justin Gregory, David Miller, Roger Hopkins, Charles Rey | |
| 15:41 | Manhattan | Nicholas Kidney misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:41 | Manhattan | Nicholas Kidney misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:41 | Morehead State | Fa Qian pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Purcell | 41-41 |
| 15:19 | Manhattan | Kevin Gibbs misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Felix Miller - foul #1 on Felix Miller, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Veney (SF) Nicholas Kidney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 15:19 | Manhattan | Kevin Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:19 | Manhattan | Kevin Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:19 | Morehead State | Fa Qian pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:04 | Morehead State | Donald Rogers blocks the short jumper by Fa Qian | 42-41 |
| 15:03 | Morehead State | Dale Myler grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:45 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 14:43 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson is hacked by Fa Qian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fa Qian, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz (PG), Jamie Sigel (SG), Richard Hawkins (SF), Sean Grantham (PF) Michael Spohn, Ralph Jackson, Kevin Gibbs, Donald Rogers | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), Karl Bronson (SF), Charles Rey (C) Felix Miller, Richard Dempster, Dale Myler | |
| 14:29 | Manhattan | Sean Grantham banks in the layup set up by David Veney | 44-44 |
| 14:06 | Morehead State | Richard Walker buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 14:03 | Manhattan | Jason Purcell picks off the pass by Jamie Sigel in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 14:00 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell misses the lay-in | 44-46 |
| 13:58 | Manhattan | Sean Grantham grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:53 | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz's pass is intercepted by Richard Walker | 44-46 |
| 13:51 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell is hacked by Jamie Sigel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Sigel, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Joshua Lish (SG), James Brown (C) Douglas Spitz, Jamie Sigel, David Veney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG), Roger Hopkins (PF) Richard Walker, Charles Rey | |
| 13:33 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Purcell | 44-49 |
| 13:18 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 13:17 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:53 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jason Purcell | 44-51 |
| 12:51 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish is hacked by Jason Purcell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Purcell, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson (SG), David Veney (SF), Kevin Gibbs (PF), Donald Rogers (C) Joshua Lish, Richard Hawkins, Sean Grantham, James Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), David Miller (SG), Richard Dempster (SF), Dale Myler (C) Justin Gregory, Jason Purcell, Karl Bronson, Fa Qian | |
| 12:44 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Veney | 47-51 |
| 12:40 | Morehead State | David Miller drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Myler | 47-54 |
| 12:31 | Manhattan | Donald Rogers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Felix Miller - foul #2 on Felix Miller, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jamie Sigel (SF) David Veney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Rey (C) Roger Hopkins | |
| 12:31 | Manhattan | Donald Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:31 | Manhattan | Donald Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:12 | Morehead State | Dale Myler hits the finger roll | 48-56 |
| 12:08 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Rogers | 51-56 |
| 12:06 | Morehead State | David Miller is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Miller, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz (PG), Joshua Lish (SG), David Veney (SF), James Brown (C) Michael Spohn, Ralph Jackson, Jamie Sigel, Donald Rogers | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG), Richard Walker (SF) Felix Miller, Richard Dempster | |
| 11:57 | Manhattan | James Brown misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Rey - foul #2 on Charles Rey, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Hawkins (SF) Kevin Gibbs | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins (PF) Dale Myler | |
| 11:57 | Manhattan | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:57 | Manhattan | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Douglas Spitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Lish (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hawkins (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Veney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Justin Gregory (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Miller (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roger Hopkins (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Charles Rey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Morehead State | A charge is called on Roger Hopkins - foul #2 on Roger Hopkins, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG) Douglas Spitz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Dempster (SF) Richard Walker | |
| 11:20 | Manhattan | Richard Hawkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 11:19 | Manhattan | Richard Hawkins snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 11:07 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Spohn | 56-56 |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz (PG), Nicholas Kidney (SG), Jamie Sigel (SF), Kevin Gibbs (PF), Donald Rogers (C) Michael Spohn, Joshua Lish, Richard Hawkins, David Veney, James Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), Richard Walker (SG), Dale Myler (PF), Fa Qian (C) Justin Gregory, David Miller, Roger Hopkins, Charles Rey | |
| 10:50 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster is open but misses the lay-in | 56-56 |
| 10:48 | Morehead State | Dale Myler grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 10:39 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Rogers - foul #1 on Donald Rogers, team foul #2 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG) Douglas Spitz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Bronson (SG) Felix Miller | |
| 10:39 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:39 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:23 | Manhattan | The short jumper by Donald Rogers is denied by Fa Qian | 56-58 |
| 10:22 | Morehead State | Fa Qian pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 10:09 | Morehead State | Richard Walker misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Spohn - foul #3 on Michael Spohn, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson (PG), Joshua Lish (SG), David Veney (SF), Sean Grantham (PF), James Brown (C) Michael Spohn, Nicholas Kidney, Jamie Sigel, Kevin Gibbs, Donald Rogers | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG), Roger Hopkins (PF), Charles Rey (C) Richard Dempster, Fa Qian, Dale Myler | |
| 10:09 | Morehead State | Richard Walker misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:09 | Morehead State | Richard Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:09 | Manhattan | Sean Grantham grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:57 | Manhattan | James Brown connects on the jumper from close range | 58-58 |
| 09:55 | Morehead State | Justin Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Miller (SG) Richard Walker | |
| 09:38 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Roger Hopkins - foul #3 on Roger Hopkins, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Hawkins (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 09:38 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:38 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:27 | Morehead State | Charles Rey is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Rey, team foul #12 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG) Ralph Jackson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Dempster (SF), Fa Qian (C) David Miller, Charles Rey | |
| 09:04 | Manhattan | Richard Hawkins lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Lish and he's fouled by Richard Dempster - foul #2 on Richard Dempster, team foul #13 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz (PG) Michael Spohn | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), Dale Myler (C) Justin Gregory, Roger Hopkins | |
| 09:04 | Manhattan | Richard Hawkins makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:51 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 08:41 | Manhattan | Fa Qian picks off the pass by Joshua Lish | 62-60 |
| 08:20 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Hawkins - foul #1 on Richard Hawkins, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Nicholas Kidney (SG), Jamie Sigel (SF), Kevin Gibbs (PF), Donald Rogers (C) Douglas Spitz, Joshua Lish, Richard Hawkins, Sean Grantham, David Veney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), David Miller (SG), Roger Hopkins (PF), Charles Rey (C) Felix Miller, Karl Bronson, Fa Qian, Dale Myler | |
| 08:20 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:20 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:18 | Manhattan | Nicholas Kidney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG) Richard Dempster | |
| 07:57 | Morehead State | Jamie Sigel blocks the short jumper by Charles Rey | 62-62 |
| 07:56 | Morehead State | Charles Rey pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Michael Spohn (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Kidney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Sigel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Justin Gregory (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Miller (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roger Hopkins (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Rey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Morehead State | David Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 07:35 | Manhattan | Kevin Gibbs gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 07:19 | Manhattan | Kevin Gibbs buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Spohn | 64-62 |
| 07:07 | Morehead State | Justin Gregory comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 07:05 | Manhattan | Kevin Gibbs snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 06:51 | Manhattan | Donald Rogers misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 06:49 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Charles Rey | 64-62 |
| 06:30 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Gregory | 64-65 |
| 06:12 | Manhattan | Jamie Sigel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 06:10 | Morehead State | Richard Walker snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 06:07 | Morehead State | Kevin Gibbs is called for the reach on Roger Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Gibbs, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz (PG), Ralph Jackson (SG), David Veney (SF), Sean Grantham (PF), James Brown (C) Michael Spohn, Nicholas Kidney, Jamie Sigel, Kevin Gibbs, Donald Rogers | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), Jason Purcell (SG), Richard Dempster (SF), Fa Qian (PF), Dale Myler (C) Justin Gregory, David Miller, Richard Walker, Roger Hopkins, Charles Rey | |
| 05:57 | Morehead State | Fa Qian's layup is rejected by Sean Grantham | 64-65 |
| 05:55 | Manhattan | Sean Grantham grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 05:51 | Manhattan | David Veney drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Spitz | 66-65 |
| 05:27 | Morehead State | Fa Qian banks in the layup on a nice dish by Felix Miller | 66-67 |
| 05:05 | Manhattan | David Veney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ralph Jackson | 68-67 |
| 04:49 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 04:48 | Manhattan | James Brown gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:34 | Manhattan | Douglas Spitz's floater is knocked away by Fa Qian | 68-67 |
| 04:33 | Manhattan | David Veney pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:23 | Manhattan | Ralph Jackson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Grantham | 70-67 |
| 04:08 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster can't finish the uncontested layup | 70-67 |
| 04:07 | Manhattan | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:43 | Manhattan | David Veney misses the lay-in | 70-67 |
| 03:42 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Jackson | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Douglas Spitz (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Veney (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Grantham (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Felix Miller (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jason Purcell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Dempster (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fa Qian (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dale Myler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Manhattan | James Brown can't connect on a shot near the basket | 70-67 |
| 03:34 | Manhattan | James Brown tips it home | 72-67 |
| 03:34 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Joshua Lish (SG), Richard Hawkins (SF), Kevin Gibbs (PF) Douglas Spitz, Ralph Jackson, David Veney, Sean Grantham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), Karl Bronson (SF), Roger Hopkins (PF), Charles Rey (C) Felix Miller, Richard Dempster, Fa Qian, Dale Myler | |
| 03:20 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell comes up short on the shot near the basket | 72-67 |
| 03:19 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Bronson | 72-67 |
| 03:08 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-67 |
| 03:06 | Manhattan | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 02:44 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 02:42 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish grabs the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 02:21 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Rey - foul #4 on Charles Rey, team foul #14 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Nicholas Kidney (PG), Donald Rogers (PF), David Veney (C) Michael Spohn, Kevin Gibbs, James Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG), Fa Qian (PF) Richard Walker, Roger Hopkins | |
| 02:21 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:21 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:04 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-67 |
| 02:02 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 01:43 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish double dribbles | 73-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Sean Grantham (PF), James Brown (C) Nicholas Kidney, Donald Rogers, David Veney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Miller (SG), Richard Dempster (SF), Roger Hopkins (PF) Jason Purcell, Karl Bronson, Fa Qian | |
| 01:40 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-67 |
| 01:24 | Morehead State | Michael Spohn is called for the reach on Richard Dempster - foul #4 on Michael Spohn, team foul #6 | 73-67 |
| 01:07 | Morehead State | Justin Gregory steps out of bounds on the baseline | 73-67 |
| 01:07 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-67 |
| 00:55 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn hits a wide open shot from the left side set up by Joshua Lish | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Manhattan | Joshua Lish misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-70 |
| 00:26 | Manhattan | Sean Grantham grabs the offensive board | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Manhattan | Justin Gregory is called for the reach on Sean Grantham - foul #2 on Justin Gregory, team foul #15 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Donald Rogers (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:25 | Manhattan | Sean Grantham makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:25 | Manhattan | Sean Grantham makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 00:15 | Manhattan | Donald Rogers grabs the board | 77-70 |
| 00:13 | Manhattan | David Miller is called for the reach on Donald Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Miller, team foul #16 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Brown (C) Sean Grantham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:13 | Manhattan | Donald Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:13 | Manhattan | Donald Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Gregory - foul #3 on Justin Gregory, team foul #17 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Veney (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Michael Spohn makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | David Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-73 |