| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) SG - George Nix (fresh) SF - Terrence Henderson (fresh) PF - David Hughes (fresh) C - Igor Zegar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) SG - Frank Burk (fresh) SF - Santos Cody (fresh) PF - Clarence Green (fresh) C - Aaron Andrews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter misses short on an open floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Murray State | George Nix hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hughes | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Morehead State | George Nix steals the ball from Clarence Green | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Frank Burk is called for the reach on George Nix - foul #1 on Frank Burk, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Murray State | George Nix scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Terrence Henderson | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | Morehead State | Santos Cody misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Murray State | George Nix hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Igor Zegar | 7-0 |
| 17:56 | Morehead State | Frank Burk misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-0 |
| 17:55 | Morehead State | Frank Burk misses the tip | 7-0 |
| 17:54 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:37 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter can't finish the layup | 7-0 |
| 17:35 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Shawn Cinkosky | 7-0 |
| 17:20 | Murray State | George Nix can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:19 | Morehead State | Santos Cody gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:00 | Morehead State | Santos Cody can't finish the layup | 7-0 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:57 | Murray State | George Nix is hacked by Joseph Poindexter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (PG), William Brown (SG), Manuel Russo (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Joseph Poindexter, Frank Burk, Santos Cody, Clarence Green, Aaron Andrews | |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Igor Zegar knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Nix | 10-0 |
| 16:24 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor buries a 3 from the right corner | 10-3 |
| 16:02 | Murray State | David Hughes lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky | 12-3 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Nix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jacob Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Brown (fresh) SF - Manuel Russo (fresh) PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) C - Charles Kanevsky (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari misses the easy layup | 12-3 |
| 15:41 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky tips it but misses | 12-3 |
| 15:40 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the rebound | 12-3 |
| 15:38 | Murray State | Roberto Ferrari steps in front of the George Nix pass in the backcourt | 12-3 |
| 15:19 | Morehead State | William Brown buries a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by George Nix - foul #1 on George Nix, team foul #1 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG), Frank Burk (SG), Santos Cody (SF), Aaron Andrews (C) Jacob Taylor, Manuel Russo, Roberto Ferrari, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 15:19 | Morehead State | William Brown makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:03 | Murray State | David Hughes hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Igor Zegar | 14-6 |
| 14:46 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Burk | 14-8 |
| 14:31 | Murray State | George Nix is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 14:29 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Aaron Andrews | 14-8 |
| 14:03 | Morehead State | William McKern hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 14-8 |
| 14:01 | Morehead State | Santos Cody hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 13:57 | Murray State | George Nix is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Nix, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG) George Nix | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Jacob Taylor (SG), Manuel Russo (SF), Clarence Green (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) William McKern, Frank Burk, Santos Cody, William Brown, Aaron Andrews | |
| 13:52 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo double dribbles | 14-10 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 13:40 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:21 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter is fouled on the floor by Shawn Cinkosky - foul #1 on Shawn Cinkosky, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) Terrence Henderson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Santos Cody (SF) Charles Kanevsky | |
| 13:06 | Morehead State | Clarence Green is called for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews (C) Manuel Russo | |
| 12:51 | Murray State | Igor Zegar clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-10 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:35 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter travels with the ball | 14-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (SG), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Jacob Taylor, Clarence Green | |
| 12:16 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roberto Ferrari - foul #1 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Burk (SG), Charles Kanevsky (C) Joseph Poindexter, Aaron Andrews | |
| 12:16 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:07 | Morehead State | Santos Cody is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #1 on David Hughes, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 11:51 | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari is called for traveling | 16-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Darrin Burns (PF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Manuel Russo (SF), Clarence Green (PF) Santos Cody, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Huff (fairly fresh) SF - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Darrin Burns (fresh) C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William McKern (fresh) SG - Frank Burk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Russo (fresh) PF - Clarence Green (fairly fresh) C - Charles Kanevsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Darrin Burns connects on the shot from the left side set up by Shawn Cinkosky and the foul's on Clarence Green - foul #1 on Clarence Green, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF), Antonio Jones (C) Shawn Cinkosky, Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Darrin Burns makes the free throw | 19-10 |
| 11:19 | Morehead State | Frank Burk is fouled on the floor by John Huff - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) Terrence Henderson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Brown (SF) Charles Kanevsky | |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Frank Burk misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 19-10 |
| 11:05 | Morehead State | William Brown hits the follow up shot | 19-12 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Roger Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 19-12 |
| 10:49 | Murray State | Darrin Burns tips it back up and in | 21-12 |
| 10:20 | Morehead State | Clarence Green misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-12 |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Antonio Jones gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 10:11 | Murray State | John Huff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 10:09 | Murray State | Antonio Jones tips it home | 23-12 |
| 09:47 | Morehead State | Frank Burk can't connect on a floater from the left side | 23-12 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Antonio Jones grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 09:41 | Murray State | Roger Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Terrence Henderson (SF), David Hughes (PF), Igor Zegar (C) John Huff, Roger Thomas, Darrin Burns, Antonio Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Jacob Taylor (SG), Santos Cody (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Aaron Andrews (C) William McKern, Frank Burk, William Brown, Clarence Green, Manuel Russo | |
| 09:31 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Igor Zegar - foul #1 on Igor Zegar, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| 09:31 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:31 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:31 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Santos Cody denies the turnaround by Terrence Henderson | 23-13 |
| 09:13 | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 08:59 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 08:58 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 08:41 | Murray State | Igor Zegar scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 26-13 |
| 08:24 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-13 |
| 08:23 | Murray State | Igor Zegar pulls down the rebound | 26-13 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-13 |
| 08:02 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter pulls down the rebound | 26-13 |
| 07:38 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-13 |
| 07:36 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tired) 3 ast. SG - Al McColpin (tiring) SF - Terrence Henderson (tired) 1 ast. PF - David Hughes (tired) 6 pts. C - Igor Zegar (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fairly fresh) SG - Jacob Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Santos Cody (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Ferrari (tiring) C - Aaron Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Morehead State | Santos Cody is hacked by Terrence Henderson - foul #1 on Terrence Henderson, team foul #7 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Roger Thomas (SF), Darrin Burns (PF), Antonio Jones (C) Al McColpin, Terrence Henderson, David Hughes, Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Green (PG), Frank Burk (SG), Clarence Green (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Joseph Poindexter, Jacob Taylor, Roberto Ferrari, Aaron Andrews | |
| 07:22 | Morehead State | Santos Cody makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:22 | Morehead State | Santos Cody makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | Clarence Green swats the short shot by Antonio Jones | 26-15 |
| 07:02 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Frank Burk | 26-15 |
| 06:48 | Morehead State | Frank Burk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-15 |
| 06:46 | Morehead State | Clarence Green tips it in | 26-17 |
| 06:31 | Murray State | John Huff clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 06:29 | Morehead State | Kevin Green snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 06:24 | Morehead State | Frank Burk misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Huff - foul #2 on John Huff, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG) John Huff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG), Manuel Russo (SF), William Brown (PF) Kevin Green, Santos Cody, Clarence Green | |
| 06:24 | Morehead State | Frank Burk makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:24 | Morehead State | Frank Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:22 | Murray State | William McKern is called for the reach on Shawn Cinkosky in the backcourt - foul #1 on William McKern, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brent Zelenski (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG) Frank Burk | |
| 06:12 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson's floater is tipped away by Charles Kanevsky | 26-19 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Kanevsky - foul #1 on Charles Kanevsky, team foul #6 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (PF), Igor Zegar (C) Darrin Burns, Antonio Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Green (PG), Aaron Andrews (C) Joseph Poindexter, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:23 | Morehead State | William McKern is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (SG), Darrin Burns (PF) Terrence Henderson, David Hughes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clarence Green (PF) William Brown | |
| 05:23 | Morehead State | William McKern makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:23 | Morehead State | William McKern misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:23 | Murray State | Al McColpin pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| 05:14 | Morehead State | Clarence Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 05:12 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Andrews | 28-20 |
| 05:07 | Morehead State | Shawn Cinkosky is called for the reach on Kevin Green - foul #2 on Shawn Cinkosky, team foul #10 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG), Roger Thomas (SF) Shawn Cinkosky, Brent Zelenski | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (SF) Manuel Russo | |
| 05:07 | Morehead State | Kevin Green makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:07 | Morehead State | Kevin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:59 | Murray State | Darrin Burns connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Al McColpin | 31-22 |
| 04:37 | Morehead State | William McKern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 04:36 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor tips it in | 31-24 |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Darrin Burns buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Igor Zegar | 33-24 |
| 04:22 | Morehead State | William McKern knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-26 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Aaron Andrews steals the ball from Al McColpin in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 04:05 | Morehead State | Clarence Green makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-29 |
| 03:45 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-29 |
| 03:44 | Murray State | Roger Thomas snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 03:35 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 03:33 | Morehead State | Clarence Green grabs the board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Terrence Henderson (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (tiring) PF - Darrin Burns (tiring) 10 pts. C - Igor Zegar (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kevin Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William McKern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Green (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Morehead State | Kevin Green knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Aaron Andrews | 33-31 |
| 03:09 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-31 |
| 02:51 | Morehead State | Kevin Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 02:49 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Igor Zegar snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Al McColpin is hacked by Kevin Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Green, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Brent Zelenski (SF), David Hughes (PF) Terrence Henderson, Roger Thomas, Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Frank Burk (SG), Manuel Russo (SF), William Brown (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Kevin Green, William McKern, Jacob Taylor, Clarence Green, Aaron Andrews | |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Al McColpin makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Al McColpin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:31 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joseph Poindexter | 38-33 |
| 02:28 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Burk - foul #2 on Frank Burk, team foul #8 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG) Al McColpin | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 02:28 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:28 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:12 | Morehead State | William Brown lays it in | 40-35 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | George Nix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Antonio Jones (C) Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Roberto Ferrari (PF) William Brown | |
| 01:32 | Morehead State | Shawn Cinkosky steals it from Roberto Ferrari | 40-35 |
| 01:10 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski drills a shot near the basket set up by George Nix | 42-35 |
| 00:55 | Morehead State | George Nix steals the ball from Frank Burk | 42-35 |
| 00:35 | Murray State | Charles Kanevsky swats the short shot by Shawn Cinkosky | 42-35 |
| 00:33 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 00:06 | Morehead State | Frank Burk is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #11 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SF), Darrin Burns (PF) Brent Zelenski, David Hughes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Santos Cody (SF), William Brown (PF), Aaron Andrews (C) Manuel Russo, Roberto Ferrari, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 00:06 | Morehead State | Frank Burk makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:06 | Morehead State | Frank Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | George Nix misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Darrin Burns snags the offensive board | 42-37 |