| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jerry Presnell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Les Hopp (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Newkirk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) C - Marcel Kuntz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Scott Gray inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Murray State | David Cai swats the short shot by Jeffery Newkirk | 30-30 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Les Hopp steals the ball from Joel McDaniel | 30-30 |
| 18:44 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:43 | Murray State | Randy Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:15 | Murray State | Les Hopp hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Ballard | 32-30 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz is denied on a layup by Jeffery Newkirk | 32-30 |
| 17:53 | Murray State | Randy Ballard gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell hits a floater from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Les Hopp steps in front of the Thomas Hamlin pass | 34-30 |
| 16:52 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Presnell - foul #1 on Jerry Presnell, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG), Raphael Martinez (SG), Randy Roberts (PF), Cliff Izzo (C) Jerry Presnell, Les Hopp, Randy Ballard, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson (PF) Joel McDaniel | |
| 16:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:44 | Murray State | Randy Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:15 | Murray State | Scott Gray drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cliff Izzo | 36-31 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 15:38 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez's 3 pointer is rejected by Alvin Robertson | 36-33 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marcel Kuntz | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raphael Martinez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cliff Izzo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Cai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doug Robertson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin is fouled on the floor by Cliff Izzo - foul #1 on Cliff Izzo, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerry Presnell (PG), Les Hopp (SG) William White, Raphael Martinez | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), Joel McDaniel (PF), Alex Smith (C) Alvin Robertson, David Cai, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 15:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses long on a jumper near the basket | 36-33 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith tips it home | 36-35 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | Scott Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 36-35 |
| 14:53 | Murray State | Scott Gray tips it home | 38-35 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 14:32 | Murray State | Les Hopp gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:08 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 13:46 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | Les Hopp's floater is knocked away by Alex Smith | 38-35 |
| 13:31 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Scott Gray hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Jerry Presnell | 40-35 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG), Randy Ballard (PF) Jerry Presnell, Cliff Izzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), David Cai (SF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Thomas Hamlin, Joel McDaniel, Alex Smith | |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Les Hopp scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William White | 43-35 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG), Robert Loflin (PF) Huang Chin, Doug Robertson | |
| 12:03 | Murray State | Marcel Kuntz steals it from Scott Gray | 43-35 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai loses the dribble to Les Hopp | 43-35 |
| 11:55 | Murray State | Scott Gray can't finish the layup | 43-35 |
| 11:54 | Murray State | Randy Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:31 | Murray State | Les Hopp hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Ballard | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William White (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Les Hopp (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Randy Ballard (fresh) 6 reb. C - Randy Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Santos Ward (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Loflin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson scores on a shot from the left side set up by Santos Ward and he's hacked by Randy Roberts - foul #1 on Randy Roberts, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerry Presnell (PG), Jeffery Newkirk (C) William White, Randy Roberts | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Joel McDaniel (PF) Santos Ward, Robert Loflin | |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:24 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 10:17 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 09:55 | Murray State | David Cai takes the ball from Jerry Presnell | 45-38 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Cai | 45-40 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Les Hopp steps in front of the Thomas Hamlin pass in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 08:54 | Murray State | Joel McDaniel takes the ball from Jerry Presnell | 45-40 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Alvin Robertson | 45-42 |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Alvin Robertson takes the ball from Jerry Presnell in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin jams it on a nice dish by Alvin Robertson | 45-44 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | The pull-up jumper by Les Hopp is blocked by Marcel Kuntz | 45-44 |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk tips it home | 47-44 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Hamlin | 47-46 |
| 07:34 | Murray State | Les Hopp comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 07:32 | Murray State | Randy Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:13 | Murray State | The short jumper by Les Hopp is denied by Marcel Kuntz | 47-46 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Cai | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jerry Presnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Les Hopp (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Scott Gray (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Randy Ballard (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Jeffery Newkirk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Cai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Alvin Robertson | 47-48 |
| 06:35 | Murray State | Les Hopp can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Marcel Kuntz - foul #3 on Marcel Kuntz, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG), Randy Roberts (PF), Cliff Izzo (C) Jerry Presnell, Randy Ballard, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), Doug Robertson (SF), Alex Smith (PF), Arthur Brust (C) Alvin Robertson, David Cai, Joel McDaniel, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 06:35 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:35 | Murray State | Les Hopp makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Doug Robertson | 48-50 |
| 06:05 | Murray State | Les Hopp travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (SG) Thomas Hamlin | |
| 05:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust lays it up and in on a nice dish by Huang Chin and he's hacked by Cliff Izzo - foul #2 on Cliff Izzo, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:24 | Murray State | The short jumper by Cliff Izzo is denied by Alex Smith | 48-53 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Santos Ward | 48-55 |
| 04:38 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Doug Robertson and the foul's on William White - foul #1 on William White, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerry Presnell (PG) William White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), David Cai (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF) Santos Ward, Doug Robertson, Arthur Brust | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith misses the free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:20 | Murray State | Randy Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:52 | Murray State | Les Hopp is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Les Hopp, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Randy Ballard (PF) Randy Roberts | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz (C) Alex Smith | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Hamlin and the foul's on Randy Ballard - foul #2 on Randy Ballard, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SG), Randy Roberts (PF) Les Hopp, Randy Ballard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (SG) Huang Chin | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel misses the free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:29 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Murray State | Jerry Presnell is denied on a layup by Marcel Kuntz | 48-59 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Cliff Izzo is called for the reach on Marcel Kuntz - foul #3 on Cliff Izzo, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Les Hopp (SG), Randy Ballard (PF) Raphael Martinez, Randy Roberts | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG) Santos Ward | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jerry Presnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Les Hopp (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Scott Gray (tired) 9 pts. PF - Randy Ballard (fresh) 7 reb. C - Cliff Izzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Cai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:47 | Murray State | David Cai blocks the short jumper by Les Hopp | 48-61 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-61 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel grabs the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Gray steals it from Joel McDaniel | 48-61 |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 01:48 | Murray State | Randy Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | Les Hopp's floater is knocked away by Marcel Kuntz | 48-61 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 01:26 | Murray State | The jumper by Scott Gray is denied by Marcel Kuntz | 48-61 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Gray - foul #3 on Scott Gray, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG), Raphael Martinez (SG), Randy Roberts (PF) Jerry Presnell, Les Hopp, Randy Ballard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG), Santos Ward (SG), Doug Robertson (PF), Alex Smith (C) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, Joel McDaniel, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:58 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo grabs the board | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez double dribbles | 48-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust (C) David Cai | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-62 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Robertson | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin runs out the clock | 48-62 |