| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) 1 pts. SG - George Nix (fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | David Hughes inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Murray State | David Hughes can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Carter - foul #3 on Michael Carter, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 19:47 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 19:47 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 19:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Primo | 22-29 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Richard Primo is hacked by Shawn Cinkosky - foul #2 on Shawn Cinkosky, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:16 | Samford | 3 seconds is called on William Topete | 22-29 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Derick Doran steals the ball from Igor Zegar | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | Samford | William Topete comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 18:31 | Murray State | George Nix snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 18:08 | Murray State | Igor Zegar can't throw it down | 22-29 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Richard Primo snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Marc Birmingham denies the turnaround by William Topete | 22-29 |
| 17:46 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 17:32 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by George Nix | 22-31 |
| 17:14 | Samford | William Topete makes the wide open floater from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Igor Zegar can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Primo - foul #1 on Richard Primo, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Bobby Blackburn (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), George West (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Derick Doran, Edward Zdrojkowski, William Topete, Richard Primo, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Norbert Radsky grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Maurice Parish buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 16:22 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 26-35 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Ruben Meade knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 15:40 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the fadeaway from the right block | 29-35 |
| 15:39 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham can't tip it in | 29-35 |
| 15:37 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Meade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Blackburn (fresh) SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George West (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is fouled on the floor by George West - foul #1 on George West, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Ruben Meade, Bobby Blackburn, Maurice Parish, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| 15:06 | Samford | William Topete connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Derick Doran | 31-35 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the jumper from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 14:37 | Samford | Derick Doran knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Carter | 34-37 |
| 14:18 | Murray State | George Nix clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 14:17 | Samford | William Topete pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Michael Carter's pass is intercepted by Marc Birmingham | 34-37 |
| 13:55 | Murray State | David Hughes banks in the layup | 34-39 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Derick Doran is hacked by Shawn Cinkosky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Cinkosky, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Maurice Parish (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Derick Doran, William Topete, George West, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:32 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 13:31 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 13:15 | Murray State | David Hughes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Primo - foul #2 on Richard Primo, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG) Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:15 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:15 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Ruben Meade misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 12:59 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 12:53 | Murray State | David Hughes is fouled on the floor by Maurice Parish - foul #2 on Maurice Parish, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF) Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:41 | Murray State | George Nix misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | David Hughes snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 12:27 | Murray State | Ruben Meade is called for the reach on George Nix - foul #2 on Ruben Meade, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Fredric Smith (C) Ruben Meade, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:12 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham buries a floater from the left side | 34-42 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Richard Primo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Primo, team foul #7 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 11:47 | Murray State | David Hughes double dribbles | 34-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (PF) Richard Primo | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 11:37 | Samford | William Topete's floater is tipped away by Marc Birmingham | 34-42 |
| 11:35 | Samford | William Topete tips it home | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Topete (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Nix (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-42 |
| 11:24 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 11:12 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-45 |
| 11:02 | Samford | William Topete loses the ball out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Samford | George West (PF) William Topete | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 10:41 | Murray State | David Hughes buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Igor Zegar | 36-47 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 36-47 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Michael Carter is hacked by Marc Birmingham - foul #2 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ruben Meade (SG), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, George West, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG) George Nix | |
| 10:01 | Samford | Norbert Radsky buries a jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 09:50 | Murray State | Igor Zegar comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-47 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Richard Primo pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Ruben Meade connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Norbert Radsky gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-47 |
| 09:13 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:07 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrence Henderson | 41-50 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marc Birmingham - foul #3 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Maurice Parish, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Roger Thomas (SF), Darrin Burns (PF) Terrence Henderson, David Hughes, Marc Birmingham | |
| 08:54 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:42 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Igor Zegar | 42-53 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the dunk but the foul's on George Nix - foul #2 on George Nix, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), George West (PF) Edward Zdrojkowski, Ruben Meade, Richard Primo | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG) Shawn Cinkosky | |
| 08:31 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:09 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 08:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Topete | 44-53 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Michael Carter is fouled on the floor by Igor Zegar - foul #3 on Igor Zegar, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (PF) Igor Zegar | |
| 07:40 | Samford | George West is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George West, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Norbert Radsky (C) Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG) Terrence Henderson | |
| 07:31 | Murray State | Roger Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-53 |
| 07:30 | Samford | Derick Doran grabs the board | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Topete (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - George West (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Nix (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) PF - Marc Birmingham (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Darrin Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Samford | William Topete lays it up and in on a great pass from Derick Doran | 46-53 |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ruben Meade (SG), Richard Primo (PF) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, George West | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG), David Hughes (SF) George Nix, Roger Thomas | |
| 06:51 | Samford | Ruben Meade knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Zdrojkowski | 49-53 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | Norbert Radsky swats the layup by Darrin Burns | 49-53 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Norbert Radsky gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:12 | Samford | William Topete makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Primo | 52-53 |
| 05:57 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Ruben Meade - foul #3 on Ruben Meade, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), George West (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Ruben Meade, William Topete, Richard Primo, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Igor Zegar (C) Shawn Cinkosky, Darrin Burns | |
| 05:57 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:57 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:57 | Murray State | George Nix snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Igor Zegar comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 05:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Fredric Smith | 52-54 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Marc Birmingham steps in front of the George West pass | 52-54 |
| 05:32 | Murray State | Igor Zegar banks in the layup set up by Terrence Henderson | 52-56 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Derick Doran is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Derick Doran, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF), Darrin Burns (PF) David Hughes, Marc Birmingham | |
| 04:42 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses the floater from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Roger Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | George Nix comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-56 |
| 04:29 | Samford | George West grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Michael Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 04:05 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Derick Doran | 52-56 |
| 03:47 | Samford | Fredric Smith hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from George West | 54-56 |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson is called for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ruben Meade (SG), William Topete (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, Maurice Parish, George West, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), David Hughes (SF) George Nix, Roger Thomas | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Topete | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Meade (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Topete (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hughes (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darrin Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Darrin Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Fredric Smith (C) Ruben Meade, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (PF) Darrin Burns | |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham is whistled for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG) Terrence Henderson | |
| 02:23 | Samford | William Topete misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham is hacked by William Topete - foul #3 on William Topete, team foul #11 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:35 | Samford | William Topete misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marc Birmingham - foul #4 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 01:35 | Samford | William Topete makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:35 | Samford | William Topete misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | Igor Zegar scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Nix | 57-60 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Michael Carter is hacked by George Nix - foul #3 on George Nix, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Michael Carter misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the dunk attempt | 57-60 |
| 00:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Fredric Smith | 57-60 |
| 00:13 | Samford | William Topete clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG), Roger Thomas (SF) Shawn Cinkosky, David Hughes | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson is hacked by Derick Doran in the backcourt - foul #4 on Derick Doran, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Richard Primo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Samford | Michael Carter scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Topete | 60-61 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Derick Doran is called for the reach on Terrence Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Derick Doran, team foul #13 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG) Derick Doran | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Michael Carter misses long on a fullcourt shot | 60-63 |