| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kenneth Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Coons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McKinzey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Millard Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sanders (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 4 pts. C - James White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | William McKinzey inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | James White snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James White | 24-34 |
| 19:03 | Murray State | William Sanders clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 19:02 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to William Sanders | 24-34 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | William Sanders can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Witherspoon - foul #2 on Arthur Witherspoon, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | William Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | William Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | James White grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | James White misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by William Sanders - foul #2 on William Sanders, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Thorpe (PF) Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | James White makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | James White misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | William McKinzey pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:18 | Murray State | William Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 18:17 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball tips it home | 27-35 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-35 |
| 17:57 | Western Kentucky | David Brown snags the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:39 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses long on an open floater from the left side | 27-35 |
| 17:38 | Murray State | James Thorpe grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 17:24 | Murray State | George Coons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 17:23 | Murray State | William Sanders tips it but misses | 27-35 |
| 17:22 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Ball steps in front of the Victor Boehm pass in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | James Thorpe can't finish the layup | 27-35 |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | David Brown grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | James Thorpe is called for the reach on Anthony Estep - foul #3 on James Thorpe, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG), Bobby Maclachlan (SG), Millard Ellington (PF), Steven Otero (C) Kenneth Ball, George Coons, James Thorpe, William Sanders | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:39 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 16:21 | Murray State | David Brown steals the ball from Steven Otero | 27-38 |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | David Brown is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Victor Boehm | 27-40 |
| 15:56 | Murray State | William McKinzey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Micheal Caldwell | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Micheal Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Maclachlan (fresh) SF - William McKinzey (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Millard Ellington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Otero (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Estep (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Western Kentucky | David Brown misses the wide open floater from the right side | 30-40 |
| 15:29 | Murray State | Steven Otero pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan hits a shot from the left wing set up by Millard Ellington | 32-40 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Brown | 32-43 |
| 14:33 | Murray State | Steven Otero makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Millard Ellington | 35-43 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Maclachlan - foul #2 on Bobby Maclachlan, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Ball (PG), George Coons (SG), James Thorpe (SF), William Sanders (C) Micheal Caldwell, Bobby Maclachlan, William McKinzey, Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG), David Moore (SG), Joe Winters (SF), Darryl Anthony (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Victor Boehm, David Brown, Arthur Witherspoon, Anthony Estep, James White | |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 14:13 | Murray State | James Thorpe grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 13:58 | Murray State | George Coons can't finish the layup | 35-43 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Darryl Anthony grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 13:52 | Western Kentucky | George Coons takes the ball from Ben Lenberg in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | Millard Ellington drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Coons | 37-43 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Millard Ellington misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Darryl Anthony - foul #1 on Darryl Anthony, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Millard Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Millard Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | James Thorpe gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:07 | Murray State | Millard Ellington loses the dribble to Woodrow Bissell | 38-43 |
| 12:43 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Ball steps in front of the Joe Winters pass | 38-43 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | George Coons lays it in set up by Kenneth Ball | 40-43 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | David Moore misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 12:12 | Murray State | George Coons snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Joe Winters - foul #1 on Joe Winters, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Perras (SG), Bobby Maclachlan (SF) George Coons, Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Brown (SG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF), Anthony Estep (PF), James White (C) Ben Lenberg, David Moore, Joe Winters, Darryl Anthony, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kenneth Ball (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Perras (fresh) SF - Bobby Maclachlan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thorpe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Sanders (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Estep (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Brown | 42-46 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | James Thorpe misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 11:06 | Murray State | James Thorpe grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 10:57 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Joseph Perras snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 10:45 | Murray State | James White steals it from Joseph Perras | 42-46 |
| 10:26 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-46 |
| 10:24 | Murray State | William Sanders grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | David Brown is hacked by Joseph Perras in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Perras, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG), George Coons (SG), William McKinzey (SF), Steven Otero (PF) Kenneth Ball, Joseph Perras, Bobby Maclachlan, James Thorpe | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG), David Moore (SF), Wilbur Ray (PF) Victor Boehm, Arthur Witherspoon, Anthony Estep | |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | James White comes up short on the floater in the lane | 42-46 |
| 09:47 | Murray State | William McKinzey gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:22 | Murray State | George Coons hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Otero | 44-46 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Micheal Caldwell - foul #1 on Micheal Caldwell, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Millard Ellington (PF) Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (SF), Anthony Estep (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) David Moore, Wilbur Ray, James White | |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:03 | Murray State | William Sanders snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Millard Ellington buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by George Coons | 46-46 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep loses the dribble to William McKinzey | 46-46 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | Millard Ellington buries a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 07:47 | Western Kentucky | David Brown misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-46 |
| 07:45 | Murray State | William Sanders snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Micheal Caldwell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Coons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McKinzey (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Millard Ellington (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sanders (tired) 1 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ben Lenberg (fairly fresh) SG - David Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Estep (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Murray State | George Coons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 07:26 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ben Lenberg and he's fouled by Micheal Caldwell - foul #2 on Micheal Caldwell, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Ball (PG), Joseph Perras (SG), Bobby Maclachlan (SF), James Thorpe (C) Micheal Caldwell, George Coons, William McKinzey, William Sanders | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Moore (SG), Darryl Anthony (PF), James White (C) Ben Lenberg, David Brown, Anthony Estep, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 07:26 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:10 | Murray State | Millard Ellington splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block | 49-49 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | James White grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:49 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 06:31 | Murray State | A charge is called on Joseph Perras - foul #2 on Joseph Perras, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Otero (C) Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters (SF) Arthur Witherspoon | |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Maclachlan takes the ball from Victor Boehm in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Joseph Perras hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bobby Maclachlan | 51-52 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Joe Winters | 51-55 |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Ball | 54-55 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | James White banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Darryl Anthony | 54-57 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Darryl Anthony can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Steven Otero pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:47 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm is hacked by Kenneth Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Ball, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Coons (SG), William McKinzey (SF), Millard Ellington (PF), William Sanders (C) Joseph Perras, Bobby Maclachlan, James Thorpe, Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG), Wilbur Ray (SF), Anthony Estep (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) David Moore, Joe Winters, Darryl Anthony, James White | |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William McKinzey | 60-57 |
| 04:23 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball clanks a shot from the left side | 60-57 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell lays it in on a great pass from Victor Boehm and the foul's on William Sanders - foul #3 on William Sanders, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG) Kenneth Ball | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF) Victor Boehm, Wilbur Ray | |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:52 | Murray State | George Coons drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-60 |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell hits the follow up shot | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Micheal Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Coons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McKinzey (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Millard Ellington (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sanders (tiring) 1 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ben Lenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Estep (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Woodrow Bissell blocks the jumper by William McKinzey | 63-62 |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Lenberg | 63-65 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | William Sanders blows the layup | 63-65 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Ball (PG), Joseph Perras (SG), Bobby Maclachlan (SF), James Thorpe (PF) Micheal Caldwell, George Coons, William McKinzey, Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James White (C) Woodrow Bissell | |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 02:12 | Murray State | William Sanders gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:01 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 01:59 | Western Kentucky | James White grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | David Brown hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-67 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | William Sanders misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 01:17 | Murray State | James Thorpe tips it back up and in | 65-67 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | David Brown misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Perras - foul #3 on Joseph Perras, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Coons (SG), William McKinzey (SF), Millard Ellington (PF) Joseph Perras, Bobby Maclachlan, James Thorpe | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG) Ben Lenberg | |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Murray State | George Coons clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 00:44 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Millard Ellington | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Murray State | William McKinzey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-69 |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball tips it in | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | James White misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by William Sanders - foul #4 on William Sanders, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | James White makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | James White makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | George Coons connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm runs out the clock | 70-71 |