| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) SG - George Nix (fresh) SF - David Hughes (fresh) PF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) C - Igor Zegar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Igor Zegar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Alligood - foul #1 on Robert Alligood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Leroy O'Shea steals it from Igor Zegar | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Murray State | David Hughes misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leroy O'Shea | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | David Hughes pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy throws it down on a great pass from Donald Seal | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Murray State | David Hughes throws it down on a great pass from George Nix | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:24 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:10 | Murray State | George Nix clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) C - Michael Dittmar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Murray State | A charge is called on David Hughes - foul #1 on David Hughes, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Brandon Fierro (PF), Gary Young (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | George Nix is called for the reach on Fyodor Kowalski - foul #1 on George Nix, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:28 | Murray State | David Hughes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Mudada Abdulla - foul #1 on Mudada Abdulla, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Robert Alligood (PF) Kevin Bancroft, Brandon Fierro | |
| 14:28 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:28 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 13:54 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | George Nix steals the ball from Donald Seal in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 13:29 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 3-9 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Igor Zegar steps in front of the Mudada Abdulla pass | 3-9 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Fyodor Kowalski - foul #1 on Fyodor Kowalski, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Brandon Fierro (PF) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood | |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Fierro lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 5-11 |
| 12:17 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 12:15 | Murray State | Roger Thomas tips it back up and in | 7-11 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Cinkosky is called for the reach on Mudada Abdulla - foul #1 on Shawn Cinkosky, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Darrin Burns (PF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Ricky Weldy, Brandon Fierro | |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood clanks a floater from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 11:47 | Murray State | Darrin Burns gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) SG - George Nix (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Darrin Burns (fresh) C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Murray State | Donald Seal is called for the reach on Shawn Cinkosky - foul #1 on Donald Seal, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Kevin Bancroft, Leroy O'Shea | |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Igor Zegar is called for traveling | 7-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood blows the wide open layup | 7-11 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Gary Young (C) Mudada Abdulla, Michael Dittmar | |
| 10:39 | Murray State | Igor Zegar drills a driving attempt from close range | 9-11 |
| 10:23 | Murray State | The refs have stopped play. Shawn Cinkosky is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 9-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG), Roger Thomas (SF) Shawn Cinkosky, Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood | |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 10:08 | Murray State | Igor Zegar snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 09:50 | Murray State | Igor Zegar connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Nix | 12-11 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | George Nix is called for the reach on Mudada Abdulla - foul #2 on George Nix, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) George Nix | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Michael Dittmar | |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy O'Shea | 12-14 |
| 08:48 | Murray State | Al McColpin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 15-14 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal loses the dribble to Marc Birmingham | 15-14 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Igor Zegar's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Young | 15-14 |
| 08:00 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 07:36 | Murray State | Gary Young denies the turnaround by Roger Thomas | 15-14 |
| 07:35 | Murray State | Igor Zegar tips it in | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrence Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 3 reb. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Young (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-14 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young snags the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood is fouled on the floor by Marc Birmingham - foul #1 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Darrin Burns (PF) Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Kevin Bancroft, Leroy O'Shea, Gary Young | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| 06:33 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson's pass is intercepted by Michael Dittmar | 17-14 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Dittmar and he's fouled by Al McColpin - foul #1 on Al McColpin, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Anthony Edmonson (C) Al McColpin, Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski | |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:20 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:08 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson hits a floater from the baseline | 19-16 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 05:49 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Anthony Edmonson | 19-16 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | Michael Dittmar swats the short shot by Terrence Henderson | 19-16 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood loses the ball out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (SF), Igor Zegar (C) Roger Thomas, Anthony Edmonson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood | |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky's floater is tipped away by Gary Young | 19-16 |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Darrin Burns hits the follow up shot | 21-16 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal lays it in on a great pass from Gary Young and he's fouled by Shawn Cinkosky - foul #2 on Shawn Cinkosky, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) Shawn Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses the free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Darrin Burns grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | A charge is called on Darrin Burns - foul #1 on Darrin Burns, team foul #9 | 21-18 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is whistled for traveling | 21-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), George Nix (SG), David Hughes (SF) Al McColpin, Terrence Henderson, Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Michael Dittmar | |
| 03:38 | Murray State | Gary Young steps in front of the George Nix pass | 21-18 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Ricky Weldy | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 3 reb. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | George Nix is called for the reach on Leroy O'Shea - foul #3 on George Nix, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG), Darrin Burns (C) George Nix, Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Michael Dittmar (C) Ricky Weldy, Gary Young | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:37 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Leroy O'Shea | |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla connects on the open fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Alligood | 21-25 |
| 02:16 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-25 |
| 01:51 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky travels with the ball | 21-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Igor Zegar (C) Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Gary Young (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood | |
| 01:14 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by David Hughes - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #11 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF) Gary Young | |
| 01:14 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Michael Dittmar is called for the reach on Terrence Henderson - foul #1 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Gary Young (PF) Donald Seal, Robert Alligood | |
| 00:41 | Murray State | Leroy O'Shea steals it from Terrence Henderson | 21-27 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar misses long on a floater from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Darrin Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky and he's fouled by Gary Young - foul #1 on Gary Young, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Michael Dittmar | |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-27 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Darrin Burns pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |