| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Murray Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Costanza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Krieger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Haines (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Richard Costanza inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Jacksonville State | Terry Haines is fouled on the floor by Jess Sherwood - foul #4 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ben Johnson (PF) Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 19:22 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | Murray State | Steven Harland pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:02 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson is fouled on the floor by Terry Haines - foul #1 on Terry Haines, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:38 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore scores on a floater from close range and he's hacked by Terry Haines - foul #2 on Terry Haines, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 18:38 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:38 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Krieger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:18 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Kilgore is called for the reach on Richard Costanza - foul #2 on Shawn Kilgore, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 18:06 | Jacksonville State | Shawn Kilgore steals it from Terry Haines | 37-29 |
| 18:00 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 17:58 | Jacksonville State | Terry Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:30 | Jacksonville State | Richard Costanza double dribbles | 37-29 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Terry Haines swats the short shot by Shawn Kilgore | 37-29 |
| 17:08 | Jacksonville State | Terry Haines snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 17:00 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Harland - foul #3 on Steven Harland, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Garrett Haines (PF), Justin Prince (C) Joseph Krieger, Terry Haines | |
| 17:00 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:00 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore blows the layup but he's fouled by Garrett Haines - foul #2 on Garrett Haines, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:43 | Jacksonville State | Garrett Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:30 | Jacksonville State | Garrett Haines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 16:29 | Murray State | Steven Harland gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:00 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Costanza - foul #3 on Richard Costanza, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marlin Springer (SG), James Woolbright (SF), Joseph Krieger (PF), Terry Haines (C) Kenneth Reese, Richard Costanza, Garrett Haines, Justin Prince | |
| 16:00 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:00 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marlin Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Woolbright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Krieger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Haines (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Jacksonville State | Marlin Springer connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by James Woolbright | 40-33 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Terry Haines takes the ball from Murray Rogers | 40-33 |
| 15:04 | Jacksonville State | Terry Haines knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Krieger | 40-35 |
| 14:35 | Murray State | James Woolbright picks off the pass by Shawn Kilgore | 40-35 |
| 14:31 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Woolbright | 40-37 |
| 14:04 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 14:03 | Murray State | Ben Johnson can't tip it in | 40-37 |
| 14:02 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Terry Haines | 40-37 |
| 13:47 | Jacksonville State | Murray Rogers steals the ball from James Woolbright | 40-37 |
| 13:20 | Murray State | Marlin Springer steals the ball from Shawn Kilgore | 40-37 |
| 13:16 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Krieger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marlin Springer | 40-39 |
| 12:54 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 12:52 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:32 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Nelson steals it from Terry Haines | 40-39 |
| 12:28 | Murray State | Steven Harland throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Nelson | 42-39 |
| 12:03 | Jacksonville State | James Woolbright misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 12:02 | Murray State | Murray Rogers grabs the board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Kilgore (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Ben Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Murray Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jeffery Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marlin Springer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Woolbright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Krieger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Haines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Nelson | 44-39 |
| 11:22 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Jeffery Thomas is blocked by Murray Rogers | 44-39 |
| 11:20 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:51 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Harland | 46-39 |
| 10:39 | Jacksonville State | Terry Haines clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Harland - foul #4 on Steven Harland, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Jess Sherwood (PF), Cody Prather (C) Thomas Nelson, Steven Harland, Shawn Kilgore, Ben Johnson, Murray Rogers | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Justin Prince (PG), Kenneth Reese (SG), Richard Costanza (SF), Garrett Haines (PF) Jeffery Thomas, Marlin Springer, James Woolbright, Joseph Krieger | |
| 10:39 | Jacksonville State | Terry Haines makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:39 | Jacksonville State | Terry Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Garrett Haines - foul #3 on Garrett Haines, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas (PG) Terry Haines | |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 10:09 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:50 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Barnes | 50-41 |
| 09:37 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Costanza | 50-43 |
| 09:16 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 09:12 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 08:48 | Jacksonville State | Geoffrey Laing steals it from Justin Prince | 50-43 |
| 08:21 | Murray State | Justin Prince denies the turnaround by Geoffrey Laing | 50-43 |
| 08:19 | Jacksonville State | Justin Prince gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:13 | Jacksonville State | Justin Prince dunks the ball and he's hacked by Cody Prather - foul #1 on Cody Prather, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Steven Harland (SG), Murray Rogers (C) Geoffrey Laing, Thomas Lowe, Cody Prather | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marlin Springer (PG) Jeffery Thomas | |
| 08:13 | Jacksonville State | Justin Prince makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Steven Harland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Reese - foul #2 on Kenneth Reese, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ronald Hayne (PF), Gary White (C) Justin Prince, Garrett Haines | |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Steven Harland misses the 3rd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Murray Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Murray Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Marlin Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Costanza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Hayne (fresh) C - Gary White (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Steven Harland is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Reese - foul #3 on Kenneth Reese, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Oliver Waller (SF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:38 | Jacksonville State | Marlin Springer is hacked by Thomas Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 07:18 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Hayne misses the dunk | 54-46 |
| 07:16 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:57 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood travels with the ball | 54-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Woolbright (SG), Albert Hartung (SF), Joseph Krieger (PF) Kenneth Reese, Richard Costanza, Ronald Hayne | |
| 06:34 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Krieger buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 06:19 | Murray State | Steven Harland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jess Sherwood | 57-48 |
| 05:53 | Jacksonville State | James Woolbright drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 05:27 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Murray Rogers | 60-50 |
| 05:17 | Jacksonville State | Jess Sherwood steals it from Albert Hartung | 60-50 |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Steven Harland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Murray Rogers | 63-50 |
| 04:53 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SF) Oliver Waller | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas (PG), Kenneth Reese (SG), Richard Costanza (SF), Terry Haines (C) Marlin Springer, James Woolbright, Albert Hartung, Gary White | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| 03:58 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Reese misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 03:57 | Jacksonville State | Richard Costanza tips it home | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Murray Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Costanza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Krieger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Haines (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:42 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood drills a floater near the basket set up by Thomas Nelson | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Reese | 65-54 |
| 03:07 | Murray State | Steven Harland hits a shot from the right side set up by Thomas Nelson | 67-54 |
| 02:49 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-54 |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Murray Rogers pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 02:42 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson is hacked by Jeffery Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Lowe (SG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Ben Johnson (PF), Cody Prather (C) Steven Harland, Shawn Kilgore, Jess Sherwood, Murray Rogers | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marlin Springer (PG), James Woolbright (SG), Albert Hartung (SF), Garrett Haines (PF), Justin Prince (C) Jeffery Thomas, Kenneth Reese, Richard Costanza, Joseph Krieger, Terry Haines | |
| 02:42 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:42 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:17 | Jacksonville State | Cody Prather picks off the pass by Marlin Springer | 69-54 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes's pass is intercepted by Garrett Haines | 69-54 |
| 01:45 | Jacksonville State | Albert Hartung misses the shot from the baseline | 69-54 |
| 01:43 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Prince | 69-54 |
| 01:34 | Jacksonville State | Justin Prince misses badly on a floater near the basket | 69-54 |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Thomas Nelson | 71-54 |
| 01:08 | Jacksonville State | Justin Prince misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 01:07 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| 00:49 | Murray State | Marlin Springer steps in front of the Thomas Nelson pass | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Jacksonville State | Albert Hartung is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Barnes - foul #1 on Benjamin Barnes, team foul #7 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG) Thomas Nelson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:41 | Jacksonville State | Albert Hartung makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 00:41 | Jacksonville State | Albert Hartung makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes blows the layup | 71-56 |
| 00:17 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to James Woolbright | 71-56 |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Albert Hartung scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing runs out the clock | 71-59 |