| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Theodore Auger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Thom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Chestnut (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Coll (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) SG - Steven Harland (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Murray Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Herbert Thom inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Lamar | Melvin Coll drills a jumper from the right block | 29-24 |
| 19:24 | Murray State | Steven Harland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 19:22 | Lamar | Herbert Thom snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:54 | Lamar | Theodore Auger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 18:53 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jess Sherwood | 29-24 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Melvin Coll - foul #3 on Melvin Coll, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeramy Snow (C) Melvin Coll | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:26 | Lamar | Johnny Sharp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:57 | Murray State | Steven Harland's pass is intercepted by Theodore Auger | 29-25 |
| 17:42 | Lamar | The jumper by Herbert Thom is denied by Jess Sherwood | 29-25 |
| 17:41 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:27 | Murray State | Steven Harland's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Thom | 29-25 |
| 17:26 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore tips it home | 29-27 |
| 16:59 | Lamar | Theodore Auger drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lester Chestnut | 32-27 |
| 16:30 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 16:29 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood can't tip it in | 32-27 |
| 16:27 | Lamar | Johnny Sharp grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 16:08 | Lamar | Johnny Sharp connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Theodore Auger | 35-27 |
| 15:49 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson can't throw it down | 35-27 |
| 15:48 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Theodore Auger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Thom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Chestnut (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeramy Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Harland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Murray Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Steven Harland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 15:34 | Lamar | Jeramy Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 15:20 | Lamar | Johnny Sharp hits a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Murray Rogers - foul #1 on Murray Rogers, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thurman Sewell (PG), David McDonald (SF), Silas Huminski (PF), Melvin Coll (C) Theodore Auger, Herbert Thom, Lester Chestnut, Jeramy Snow | |
| Subs | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes (SF) Shawn Kilgore | |
| 15:20 | Lamar | Johnny Sharp makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 15:00 | Murray State | Johnny Sharp steps in front of the Benjamin Barnes pass | 38-27 |
| 14:57 | Lamar | David McDonald banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnny Sharp | 40-27 |
| 14:30 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Harland and he's fouled by Melvin Coll - foul #4 on Melvin Coll, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Lamar | Tommy White (SG), Charles Maddox (C) Johnny Sharp, Melvin Coll | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:30 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:06 | Lamar | Charles Maddox scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thurman Sewell | 43-30 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Nelson | 43-33 |
| 13:25 | Lamar | Tommy White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Lamar | Herbert Thom (SF), Jeramy Snow (C) Silas Huminski, Charles Maddox | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG) Thomas Nelson | |
| 13:08 | Murray State | Steven Harland connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Benjamin Barnes and the foul's on Jeramy Snow - foul #1 on Jeramy Snow, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Lamar | Theodore Auger (PG), Lester Chestnut (PF) Tommy White, David McDonald | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cody Prather (C) Murray Rogers | |
| 13:08 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:53 | Lamar | Herbert Thom loses the dribble to Benjamin Barnes | 43-36 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Steven Harland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 12:37 | Lamar | Lester Chestnut pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:21 | Lamar | Thurman Sewell is fouled on the floor by Cody Prather - foul #1 on Cody Prather, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Lamar | Johnny Sharp (SG) Thurman Sewell | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Shawn Kilgore (SF) Geoffrey Laing, Steven Harland, Benjamin Barnes | |
| 12:02 | Lamar | Jeramy Snow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:00 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 11:55 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 11:53 | Murray State | Cody Prather hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 11:37 | Lamar | Jess Sherwood denies the turnaround by Theodore Auger | 43-38 |
| 11:36 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Theodore Auger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Thom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Chestnut (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeramy Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fresh) SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cody Prather (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Murray State | Herbert Thom picks off the pass by Jess Sherwood | 43-38 |
| 11:05 | Lamar | Herbert Thom slams it home set up by Johnny Sharp | 45-38 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 10:48 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:40 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-38 |
| 10:38 | Lamar | Lester Chestnut snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:21 | Lamar | Thomas Nelson is called for the reach on Theodore Auger - foul #1 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thurman Sewell (PG), David McDonald (SF), Silas Huminski (PF), Charles Maddox (C) Theodore Auger, Herbert Thom, Lester Chestnut, Jeramy Snow | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Steven Harland (SG), Ben Johnson (PF), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Nelson, Thomas Lowe, Jess Sherwood, Cody Prather | |
| 10:06 | Lamar | Silas Huminski connects on the shot in the lane | 47-38 |
| 09:49 | Murray State | Steven Harland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 09:47 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore tips it but misses | 47-38 |
| 09:45 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Charles Maddox | 47-38 |
| 09:21 | Lamar | Thurman Sewell is whistled for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | Tommy White (SG) Johnny Sharp | |
| Subs | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes (SF), Jess Sherwood (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Ben Johnson | |
| 09:10 | Murray State | Steven Harland is fouled on the floor by Tommy White - foul #1 on Tommy White, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| 08:56 | Murray State | David McDonald is called for the reach on Geoffrey Laing - foul #2 on David McDonald, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | Theodore Auger (PG) Tommy White | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG) Geoffrey Laing | |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | Herbert Thom (SF), Lester Chestnut (PF) David McDonald, Silas Huminski | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:15 | Lamar | Steven Harland steals the ball from Lester Chestnut | 47-38 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 07:51 | Lamar | Herbert Thom gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 07:33 | Lamar | Theodore Auger is fouled on the floor by Jess Sherwood - foul #4 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | Johnny Sharp (SG), Melvin Coll (C) Thurman Sewell, Charles Maddox | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Theodore Auger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Thom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Chestnut (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Coll (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Murray Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Lamar | The short jumper by Johnny Sharp is denied by Murray Rogers | 47-38 |
| 07:24 | Lamar | Lester Chestnut snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 07:09 | Lamar | Johnny Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | Tommy White (PG) Theodore Auger | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG) Thomas Nelson | |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 06:39 | Lamar | Steven Harland is called for the reach on Johnny Sharp - foul #2 on Steven Harland, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Lamar | David McDonald (SF), Silas Huminski (PF) Herbert Thom, Lester Chestnut | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 06:26 | Lamar | David McDonald misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jess Sherwood - foul #5 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thurman Sewell (PG) Tommy White | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ben Johnson (PF) Jess Sherwood | |
| 06:26 | Lamar | David McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 06:26 | Lamar | David McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Steven Harland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 06:14 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Silas Huminski | 49-40 |
| 05:58 | Lamar | Geoffrey Laing is called for the reach on Thurman Sewell - foul #2 on Geoffrey Laing, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Cody Prather (C) Geoffrey Laing, Steven Harland, Murray Rogers | |
| 05:58 | Lamar | Thurman Sewell makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:58 | Lamar | Thurman Sewell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Kilgore | 51-43 |
| 05:18 | Lamar | Silas Huminski misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 51-43 |
| 05:17 | Lamar | David McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:00 | Lamar | Thomas Lowe steals the ball from Thurman Sewell | 51-43 |
| 04:38 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 04:37 | Lamar | Johnny Sharp gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 04:37 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | Theodore Auger (PG), Herbert Thom (SF), Lester Chestnut (PF) Thurman Sewell, David McDonald, Silas Huminski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (SG), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Lowe, Cody Prather | |
| 04:14 | Lamar | Theodore Auger loses the dribble to Thomas Nelson | 51-43 |
| 04:02 | Murray State | Steven Harland buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Nelson | 51-46 |
| 03:46 | Lamar | Melvin Coll misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 03:45 | Murray State | Steven Harland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 03:29 | Murray State | Steven Harland double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes (SF) Shawn Kilgore | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Theodore Auger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Thom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Chestnut (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Coll (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Lamar | Herbert Thom misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 03:17 | Murray State | Murray Rogers snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 03:03 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes misses the jumper from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 03:01 | Lamar | Lester Chestnut grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 02:57 | Lamar | Melvin Coll connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Chestnut | 54-46 |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Steven Harland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 02:36 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 02:27 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-46 |
| 02:26 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Lester Chestnut | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:59 | Lamar | Melvin Coll misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Murray Rogers - foul #2 on Murray Rogers, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| 01:59 | Lamar | Melvin Coll makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:59 | Lamar | Melvin Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Herbert Thom is called for the reach on Shawn Kilgore - foul #1 on Herbert Thom, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thurman Sewell (PG), Tommy White (SG), David McDonald (SF), Silas Huminski (PF), Jeramy Snow (C) Theodore Auger, Johnny Sharp, Herbert Thom, Lester Chestnut, Melvin Coll | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Cody Prather (C) Thomas Nelson, Steven Harland, Shawn Kilgore, Murray Rogers | |
| 01:41 | Murray State | David McDonald steals it from Cody Prather | 56-46 |
| 01:20 | Lamar | Thurman Sewell knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by David McDonald | 58-46 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ben Johnson | 58-49 |
| 00:54 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Lamar | Theodore Auger (PG), Johnny Sharp (SG), Herbert Thom (SF), Lester Chestnut (PF), Melvin Coll (C) Thurman Sewell, Tommy White, David McDonald, Silas Huminski, Jeramy Snow | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Steven Harland (SG), Shawn Kilgore (SF), Murray Rogers (C) Geoffrey Laing, Thomas Lowe, Benjamin Barnes, Cody Prather | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Lamar | Theodore Auger is hacked by Thomas Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Lamar | David McDonald (PF) Lester Chestnut | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:52 | Lamar | Theodore Auger makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:52 | Lamar | Theodore Auger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Ben Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-49 |
| 00:47 | Lamar | Theodore Auger pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Lamar | Theodore Auger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 00:23 | Lamar | Herbert Thom tips it home | 62-49 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore double dribbles | 62-49 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thurman Sewell (PG), Tommy White (SG), Silas Huminski (PF), Jeramy Snow (C) Theodore Auger, Johnny Sharp, Herbert Thom, Melvin Coll | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Cody Prather (C) Thomas Nelson, Steven Harland, Shawn Kilgore, Murray Rogers | |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Thurman Sewell runs out the clock | 62-49 |