| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raphael Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Perkins (fresh) PF - Stuart Greenlee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Newkirk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Willie Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Claude Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Whitfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Peter Perkins inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Peter Perkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Raphael Martinez | 33-32 |
| 19:21 | Iona | Shawn Houser comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 19:19 | Iona | Ben Whitfield tips it in | 33-34 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee jams it on a nice dish by Brian Kenny | 35-34 |
| 18:42 | Iona | William Burton can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-34 |
| 18:40 | Murray State | Brian Kenny pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 18:28 | Murray State | Peter Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:10 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 18:09 | Iona | Shawn Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:04 | Iona | William Burton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Raphael Martinez - foul #1 on Raphael Martinez, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG), Randy Ballard (SF), Cliff Izzo (C) Brian Kenny, Peter Perkins, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 18:04 | Iona | William Burton makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:04 | Iona | William Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:04 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:41 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randy Ballard | 38-35 |
| 17:28 | Iona | William Burton is fouled on the floor by Stuart Greenlee - foul #3 on Stuart Greenlee, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), Randy Roberts (PF) Raphael Martinez, Stuart Greenlee | |
| Subs | Iona | John Swearingen (C) Shawn Houser | |
| 17:18 | Iona | William Burton knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Willie Jones | 38-37 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Randy Roberts hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Brian Kenny | 40-37 |
| 16:53 | Iona | Willie Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Claude Hicks | 40-40 |
| 16:36 | Murray State | Brian Kenny is fouled on the floor by Willie Jones - foul #1 on Willie Jones, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SG) Brian Kenny | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Edwards (PG), Edward Maciel (SG), Kenneth Garrison (PF), Lyman Gutowski (C) Willie Jones, Claude Hicks, William Burton, Ben Whitfield | |
| 16:31 | Murray State | Randy Ballard buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Raphael Martinez | 42-40 |
| 16:09 | Iona | Lyman Gutowski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 16:08 | Murray State | William White grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 15:43 | Murray State | Randy Roberts is called for a backcourt violation | 42-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), Stuart Greenlee (PF), Robert Lockett (C) William White, Randy Roberts, Cliff Izzo | |
| Subs | Iona | Shawn Houser (C) Lyman Gutowski | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raphael Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Ballard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stuart Greenlee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Swearingen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Garrison (fresh) C - Shawn Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Iona | Shawn Houser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Perkins (PG) Brian Kenny | |
| Subs | Iona | Claude Hicks (SG), Ben Whitfield (PF) Edward Maciel, Kenneth Garrison | |
| 15:04 | Murray State | Peter Perkins's pass is intercepted by Claude Hicks | 42-40 |
| 14:55 | Iona | Peter Perkins steals it from John Swearingen | 42-40 |
| 14:35 | Murray State | Michael Edwards is called for the reach on Peter Perkins - foul #2 on Michael Edwards, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), William White (SG), Cliff Izzo (C) Peter Perkins, Raphael Martinez, Robert Lockett | |
| Subs | Iona | Willie Jones (PG), William Burton (SF), Kenneth Garrison (C) Michael Edwards, John Swearingen, Shawn Houser | |
| 14:24 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Randy Ballard | 44-40 |
| 14:14 | Iona | Willie Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Burton | 44-43 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Randy Ballard misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-43 |
| 13:46 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 13:33 | Iona | Ben Whitfield misses the dunk | 46-43 |
| 13:32 | Murray State | Brian Kenny snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:28 | Murray State | William White clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 13:26 | Iona | Kenneth Garrison grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 13:22 | Iona | Stuart Greenlee is called for the reach on Claude Hicks - foul #4 on Stuart Greenlee, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SG), Peter Perkins (SF), Randy Roberts (PF), Jeffery Newkirk (C) William White, Randy Ballard, Stuart Greenlee, Cliff Izzo | |
| Subs | Iona | Edward Maciel (SG), John Swearingen (C) Claude Hicks, Kenneth Garrison | |
| 13:17 | Iona | Willie Jones loses the dribble to Raphael Martinez | 46-43 |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez banks in the layup | 48-43 |
| 12:53 | Iona | Ben Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:52 | Iona | John Swearingen pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:42 | Iona | John Swearingen can't finish the layup | 48-43 |
| 12:41 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Raphael Martinez | 48-43 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Brian Kenny loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG), Randy Ballard (SF), Robert Lockett (C) Brian Kenny, Peter Perkins, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Edwards (PG), Claude Hicks (SG), Kenneth Garrison (PF), Shawn Houser (C) Willie Jones, Edward Maciel, William Burton, Ben Whitfield | |
| 11:54 | Iona | Claude Hicks hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:31 | Murray State | Randy Roberts loses the dribble to Shawn Houser | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raphael Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Ballard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Claude Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Swearingen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Garrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Iona | John Swearingen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 11:06 | Murray State | Robert Lockett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:00 | Murray State | Kenneth Garrison steps in front of the William White pass | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | Iona | Kenneth Garrison hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Claude Hicks | 48-48 |
| 10:23 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William White | 51-48 |
| 10:17 | Iona | John Swearingen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Ballard - foul #2 on Randy Ballard, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), Peter Perkins (SF), Cliff Izzo (C) William White, Randy Ballard, Robert Lockett | |
| Subs | Iona | Willie Jones (PG), Edward Maciel (SG), William Burton (SF), Ben Whitfield (PF) Michael Edwards, Claude Hicks, Kenneth Garrison, Shawn Houser | |
| 10:17 | Iona | John Swearingen makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:17 | Iona | John Swearingen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:02 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-50 |
| 10:01 | Iona | William Burton gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:54 | Iona | Willie Jones is hacked by Brian Kenny - foul #3 on Brian Kenny, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (SG) Raphael Martinez | |
| Subs | Iona | Lyman Gutowski (C) John Swearingen | |
| 09:39 | Iona | Lyman Gutowski makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Willie Jones | 51-52 |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Peter Perkins connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Randy Roberts | 53-52 |
| 08:58 | Iona | William Burton hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lyman Gutowski | 53-55 |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Peter Perkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 08:37 | Iona | Ben Whitfield grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 08:30 | Iona | William Burton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 08:28 | Iona | Ben Whitfield tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 08:26 | Murray State | William White snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | William Burton steals the ball from Cliff Izzo | 53-55 |
| 07:54 | Iona | Ben Whitfield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Peter Perkins grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 07:36 | Murray State | Peter Perkins connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Roberts (tiring) 5 pts. C - Cliff Izzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Willie Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Burton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ben Whitfield (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lyman Gutowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Iona | Edward Maciel misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William White - foul #2 on William White, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SG), Randy Ballard (SF), Stuart Greenlee (PF), Jeffery Newkirk (C) William White, Peter Perkins, Randy Roberts, Cliff Izzo | |
| Subs | Iona | Claude Hicks (SG), John Swearingen (SF), Kenneth Garrison (PF), Shawn Houser (C) Willie Jones, William Burton, Ben Whitfield, Lyman Gutowski | |
| 07:16 | Iona | Edward Maciel misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:16 | Iona | Edward Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Garrison - foul #2 on Kenneth Garrison, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Edwards (PG) Edward Maciel | |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:39 | Iona | Shawn Houser knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Swearingen | 56-58 |
| 06:28 | Murray State | Brian Kenny makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Stuart Greenlee | 58-58 |
| 06:12 | Iona | Kenneth Garrison is called for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iona | Ben Whitfield (PF) Kenneth Garrison | |
| 05:49 | Murray State | Brian Kenny is fouled on the floor by Michael Edwards - foul #3 on Michael Edwards, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Lockett (C) Jeffery Newkirk | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 05:36 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Stuart Greenlee, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Randy Roberts (PF), Jeffery Newkirk (C) Stuart Greenlee, Robert Lockett | |
| Subs | Iona | Willie Jones (PG), William Burton (SF) Michael Edwards, John Swearingen | |
| 05:14 | Iona | William Burton misses short on a jumper from the right side | 58-58 |
| 05:13 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to William Burton | 58-58 |
| 05:00 | Iona | Ben Whitfield hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |
| 04:58 | Murray State | Brian Kenny loses the dribble to Willie Jones in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 04:43 | Iona | Ben Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 04:41 | Iona | Shawn Houser tips it home | 58-63 |
| 04:34 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 58-63 |
| 04:32 | Murray State | Randy Ballard tips it back up and in | 60-63 |
| 04:09 | Iona | William Burton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 04:07 | Murray State | Randy Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:40 | Murray State | Randy Ballard knocks in the jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 03:36 | Iona | Claude Hicks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 03:35 | Iona | Ben Whitfield tips it back up and in | 62-65 |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Brian Kenny makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Newkirk and he's hacked by Willie Jones - foul #2 on Willie Jones, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (SG), Peter Perkins (SF), Cliff Izzo (C) Raphael Martinez, Randy Ballard, Jeffery Newkirk | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Edwards (PG), Edward Maciel (SG), Steven Harrison (SF), John Swearingen (PF), Kenneth Garrison (C) Willie Jones, Claude Hicks, William Burton, Ben Whitfield, Shawn Houser | |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Brian Kenny makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Roberts (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cliff Izzo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Maciel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Harrison (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Swearingen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Iona | Peter Perkins takes the ball from Michael Edwards | 65-65 |
| 02:26 | Murray State | Randy Roberts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:24 | Iona | Kenneth Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:24 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raphael Martinez (SG), Randy Ballard (PF), Robert Lockett (C) Brian Kenny, Randy Roberts, Cliff Izzo | |
| Subs | Iona | Willie Jones (PG), Claude Hicks (SG), William Burton (SF), Ben Whitfield (PF) Michael Edwards, Edward Maciel, Steven Harrison, Kenneth Garrison | |
| 01:59 | Iona | Claude Hicks drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Jones | 65-68 |
| 01:51 | Murray State | Peter Perkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 01:50 | Iona | The rebound goes to John Swearingen | 65-68 |
| 01:30 | Iona | Ben Whitfield buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Jones and he's hacked by Raphael Martinez - foul #2 on Raphael Martinez, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), Jeffery Newkirk (C) William White, Robert Lockett | |
| Subs | Iona | Shawn Houser (C) John Swearingen | |
| 01:30 | Iona | Ben Whitfield makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Randy Ballard misses the 3 from straight away | 65-71 |
| 01:12 | Iona | Shawn Houser gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 01:06 | Iona | Willie Jones is whistled for traveling | 65-71 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | The short jumper by Raphael Martinez is denied by Shawn Houser | 65-71 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk hits the follow up shot | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Iona | Willie Jones is hacked by Brian Kenny in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Kenny, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 00:47 | Iona | Willie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:47 | Iona | Willie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Peter Perkins misses short on a shot from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk tips it back up and in | 69-73 |
| 00:36 | Iona | William Burton is hacked by Brian Kenny in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Kenny, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG) Brian Kenny | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 00:36 | Iona | William Burton misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:36 | Iona | William Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:31 | Murray State | Peter Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 00:30 | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk can't tip it in | 69-74 |
| 00:29 | Iona | Shawn Houser pulls down the rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:26 | Iona | Shawn Houser is fouled in the backcourt by William White - foul #3 on William White, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iona | Edward Maciel (SG) Claude Hicks | |
| 00:26 | Iona | Shawn Houser makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:26 | Iona | Shawn Houser misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Newkirk | 69-75 |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Ballard | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | Iona | William White is called for the reach on Willie Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on William White, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | Iona | Willie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:18 | Iona | Willie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez connects on the 3 from the right wing | 75-77 |
| 00:08 | Iona | William Burton is fouled in the backcourt by William White - foul #5 on William White, team foul #13 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | Randy Roberts (PF) William White | |
| Subs | Iona | Claude Hicks (SG) Edward Maciel | |
| 00:08 | Iona | William Burton makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:08 | Iona | William Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Raphael Martinez misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-79 |
| 00:02 | Iona | The rebound goes to William Burton | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iona | William Burton runs out the clock | 75-79 |