| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fresh) SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) SF - Michael Washer (fresh) PF - Tom Wakefield (fresh) C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) SG - George Nix (fresh) SF - Brent Zelenski (fresh) PF - David Hughes (fresh) C - Igor Zegar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Igor Zegar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Murray State | Igor Zegar drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Nix | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge misses the lay-in | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Murray State | David Hughes gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | Tom Wakefield is called for the reach on Igor Zegar - foul #1 on Tom Wakefield, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | George Nix makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Murray State | Igor Zegar snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Murray State | David Hughes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Hassell - foul #1 on Calvin Hassell, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:33 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 18:08 | Murray State | George Nix hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky | 2-10 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ricardo Zamora and he's fouled by George Nix - foul #1 on George Nix, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:24 | Murray State | Igor Zegar buries a runner from close range set up by George Nix | 5-12 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | George Nix grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | George Nix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 16:58 | Murray State | George Nix gets the rebound | 5-12 |
| 16:45 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Hughes | 5-15 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Kentucky | George Nix steals it from Michael Washer in the backcourt | 5-15 |
| 16:27 | Murray State | David Hughes scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Igor Zegar | 5-17 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses long on a shot in the paint | 5-17 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell tips it but misses | 5-17 |
| 16:00 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski grabs the board | 5-17 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Hassell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Washer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Wakefield (fairly fresh) C - Michael Coppedge (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Nix (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Zelenski (tiring) PF - David Hughes (tiring) 4 pts. C - Igor Zegar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski clanks a floater in the lane | 5-17 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer snags the defensive board | 5-17 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer is hacked by Brent Zelenski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brent Zelenski, team foul #2 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), David Munguia (SG), Robert McGrath (SF), Paul Millis (PF), Micheal Wiggs (C) Ricardo Zamora, Calvin Hassell, Michael Washer, Tom Wakefield, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SF) Brent Zelenski | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hughes is called for the reach on Paul Millis - foul #1 on David Hughes, team foul #3 | 5-17 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hughes steps in front of the Carl Swink pass | 5-17 |
| 15:05 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson is hacked by Robert McGrath - foul #1 on Robert McGrath, team foul #3 | 5-17 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | David Hughes can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-17 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath grabs the board | 5-17 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Swink and the foul's on George Nix - foul #2 on George Nix, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (SG), Thomas Harnish (C) David Munguia, Micheal Wiggs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) George Nix | |
| 14:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath makes the free throw | 8-17 |
| 14:15 | Murray State | David Hughes clanks a runner from the baseline | 8-17 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Cinkosky | 8-17 |
| 13:56 | Murray State | David Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Michael Washer (SF), Tom Wakefield (PF) Carl Swink, Robert McGrath, Paul Millis | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield blows the layup but he's hacked by Igor Zegar - foul #1 on Igor Zegar, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | David Hughes gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 9-20 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Kentucky | David Hughes picks off the pass by Ricardo Zamora | 9-20 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Michael Washer steps in front of the Igor Zegar pass | 9-20 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora loses the dribble to David Hughes in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| 12:50 | Murray State | David Hughes's floater is tipped away by Thomas Harnish | 9-20 |
| 12:49 | Murray State | David Hughes snags the offensive board | 9-20 |
| 12:49 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Paul Millis (SG), David Munguia (SF), Micheal Wiggs (PF), Michael Coppedge (C) Ricardo Zamora, Calvin Hassell, Michael Washer, Tom Wakefield, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brent Zelenski (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| 12:40 | Murray State | Igor Zegar knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Brent Zelenski | 9-22 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 9-22 |
| 12:21 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson grabs the board | 9-22 |
| 12:02 | Murray State | Paul Millis steals it from David Hughes | 9-22 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Millis (fresh) SF - David Munguia (fresh) PF - Micheal Wiggs (fresh) C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brent Zelenski (fairly fresh) PF - David Hughes (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Igor Zegar (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Swink | 12-22 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | Igor Zegar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Terrence Henderson - foul #1 on Terrence Henderson, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Calvin Hassell (SG), Tom Wakefield (PF), Robert McGrath (C) Carl Swink, David Munguia, Micheal Wiggs, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Roger Thomas (SF), Antonio Jones (PF), Darrin Burns (C) Shawn Cinkosky, Brent Zelenski, David Hughes, Igor Zegar | |
| 11:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis misses the free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:10 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Darrin Burns | 14-22 |
| 10:52 | Murray State | John Huff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath lays it in uncontested set up by Ricardo Zamora | 16-22 |
| 10:29 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield double dribbles | 16-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Michael Washer (SF), Thomas Harnish (C) Ricardo Zamora, Paul Millis, Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) Terrence Henderson | |
| 09:47 | Murray State | Michael Washer picks off the pass by Antonio Jones | 16-22 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Thomas - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia (SG), Michael Coppedge (C) Calvin Hassell, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Igor Zegar (C) Al McColpin, Darrin Burns | |
| 09:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:07 | Murray State | Igor Zegar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Michael Coppedge | 20-22 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | John Huff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Calvin Hassell (SG), Robert McGrath (SF), Micheal Wiggs (PF), Thomas Harnish (C) Carl Swink, David Munguia, Michael Washer, Tom Wakefield, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG), Brent Zelenski (SF), David Hughes (PF) John Huff, Roger Thomas, Antonio Jones | |
| 08:13 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 20-22 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath is fouled in the backcourt by David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), Darrin Burns (PF) Shawn Cinkosky, David Hughes | |
| 08:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Brent Zelenski | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Calvin Hassell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert McGrath (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Wiggs (fresh) C - Thomas Harnish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (fresh) SG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brent Zelenski (fairly fresh) PF - Darrin Burns (fresh) C - Igor Zegar (tired) 12 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Zelenski is called for the reach on Calvin Hassell - foul #2 on Brent Zelenski, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer (SF) Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Antonio Jones (PF) Brent Zelenski, Igor Zegar | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:41 | Murray State | Darrin Burns pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:23 | Murray State | John Huff is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield (PF) Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Wiggs misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 06:43 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 06:41 | Murray State | Darrin Burns can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Terrence Henderson is called for the reach on Michael Washer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrence Henderson, team foul #11 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), David Munguia (SG), Paul Millis (PF), Michael Coppedge (C) Ricardo Zamora, Calvin Hassell, Tom Wakefield, Micheal Wiggs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Roger Thomas (SF), Igor Zegar (C) John Huff, Terrence Henderson, Antonio Jones | |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:36 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Darrin Burns | 24-24 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Roger Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Munguia - foul #1 on David Munguia, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| 06:05 | Murray State | Al McColpin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:03 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Cinkosky | 24-24 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Michael Coppedge denies the turnaround by Roger Thomas | 24-24 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Darrin Burns tips it but misses | 24-24 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath (SF) Michael Washer | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:19 | Murray State | Robert McGrath is called for the reach on Shawn Cinkosky - foul #2 on Robert McGrath, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Calvin Hassell (SG), Tom Wakefield (PF), Thomas Harnish (C) Carl Swink, David Munguia, Robert McGrath, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Antonio Jones (PF) Al McColpin, Igor Zegar | |
| 05:01 | Murray State | John Huff is called for traveling | 24-24 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 04:38 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Roger Thomas | 24-24 |
| 04:17 | Murray State | Paul Millis steals it from Shawn Cinkosky | 24-24 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 24-24 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora tips it in | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Hassell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Millis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tom Wakefield (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Harnish (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tired) 3 ast. SG - John Huff (tiring) SF - Roger Thomas (tiring) PF - Antonio Jones (tiring) C - Darrin Burns (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Murray State | John Huff is fouled on the floor by Calvin Hassell - foul #2 on Calvin Hassell, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), David Munguia (SG), Robert McGrath (SF), Micheal Wiggs (PF), Michael Coppedge (C) Ricardo Zamora, Calvin Hassell, Paul Millis, Tom Wakefield, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), George Nix (SG), Brent Zelenski (SF), David Hughes (PF), Igor Zegar (C) Shawn Cinkosky, John Huff, Roger Thomas, Antonio Jones, Darrin Burns | |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Igor Zegar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 03:32 | Murray State | David Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:19 | Murray State | Igor Zegar makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brent Zelenski | 26-27 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Wiggs lays it up and in | 28-27 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | David Hughes connects on the shot from the right side set up by Brent Zelenski | 28-29 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (SG) David Munguia | |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (PG), Darrin Burns (C) Al McColpin, Igor Zegar | |
| 02:19 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer (SF), Tom Wakefield (PF) Robert McGrath, Micheal Wiggs | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge tips it home | 30-29 |
| 01:57 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG) Carl Swink | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 01:39 | Murray State | David Hughes hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Nix | 33-31 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora is hacked by Terrence Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrence Henderson, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia (SG), Thomas Harnish (C) Calvin Hassell, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), Igor Zegar (C) Terrence Henderson, Darrin Burns | |
| 01:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | George Nix is called for the reach on Michael Washer in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Nix, team foul #13 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis (PF) Tom Wakefield | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG) George Nix | |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 00:42 | Murray State | The rebound goes to David Hughes | 36-31 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Brent Zelenski is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Brent Zelenski, team foul #14 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Calvin Hassell (SG), Robert McGrath (SF), Micheal Wiggs (C) Ricardo Zamora, David Munguia, Michael Washer, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Roger Thomas (SF) Al McColpin, Brent Zelenski | |
| 00:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Wiggs is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath misses long on a fullcourt shot | 36-33 |