| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrell Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Murray Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Steven Harland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Deangelo Horton pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Rodger Sykes is fouled on the floor by Thomas Nelson - foul #1 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Deangelo Horton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Deangelo Horton hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Darrell Johnson grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Leroy Anderson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Reichman | 42-32 |
| 18:32 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood's pass is intercepted by Deangelo Horton | 42-32 |
| 18:04 | Samford | Leroy Anderson's dunk attempt is rejected by Jess Sherwood | 42-32 |
| 18:03 | Murray State | Steven Harland grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 17:56 | Murray State | Darrell Johnson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Nelson | 42-32 |
| 17:54 | Murray State | Murray Rogers tips it in | 42-34 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Jess Sherwood picks off the pass by Daniel Reichman | 42-34 |
| 17:17 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leroy Anderson - foul #1 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Leroy Anderson, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes (SF) Shawn Kilgore | |
| 17:17 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:17 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Rodger Sykes connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Keefer and the foul's on Thomas Nelson - foul #2 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Rodger Sykes makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:44 | Murray State | Steven Harland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Deangelo Horton pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Deangelo Horton, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Charlie Lakin (SG), Ross Paik (SF) Rodger Sykes, Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| 15:57 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood is hacked by Mark Keefer - foul #1 on Mark Keefer, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Leroy Anderson (PF), Darrell Johnson (C) Ross Paik, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Lakin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Holz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Darrell Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Harland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Murray Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Steven Harland is hacked by Charlie Lakin - foul #2 on Charlie Lakin, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Murray Rogers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 15:33 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:26 | Murray State | Steven Harland misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 15:24 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson misses the tip | 45-36 |
| 15:22 | Murray State | Murray Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 15:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Holz | 45-36 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Ronald Farrish buries a floater from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Farrish - foul #1 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF) Ronald Farrish, Charlie Lakin, Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes (SF) Shawn Kilgore | |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Deangelo Horton makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Steven Harland - foul #1 on Steven Harland, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Leroy Anderson, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:18 | Samford | Deangelo Horton makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:06 | Murray State | Murray Rogers is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Murray Rogers, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Daniel Reichman buries a jumper from the right side | 52-38 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 13:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Daniel Reichman | 52-38 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Daniel Reichman is denied on a layup by Benjamin Barnes | 52-38 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 13:10 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Deangelo Horton - foul #4 on Deangelo Horton, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF) Deangelo Horton, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:10 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:10 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:51 | Samford | Leroy Anderson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ronald Farrish and he's hacked by Jess Sherwood - foul #2 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Darrell Johnson (C) Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SF), Cody Prather (C) Benjamin Barnes, Murray Rogers | |
| 12:51 | Samford | Leroy Anderson makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Leroy Anderson grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Rodger Sykes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 11:56 | Murray State | Daniel Reichman steps in front of the Shawn Kilgore pass | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. C - Darrell Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Harland (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Cody Prather (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Harland - foul #2 on Steven Harland, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Robert Holz (PF) Rodger Sykes, Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Nelson, Steven Harland, Cody Prather | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Daniel Reichman makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:36 | Murray State | Murray Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 11:25 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore tips it but misses | 56-40 |
| 11:21 | Samford | Daniel Reichman pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Shawn Kilgore steps in front of the Ronald Farrish pass | 56-40 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-40 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Daniel Reichman gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Darrell Johnson is hacked by Murray Rogers - foul #3 on Murray Rogers, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (PG), Leroy Anderson (PF) Charlie Lakin, Daniel Reichman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (SG) Thomas Lowe | |
| 10:32 | Samford | Darrell Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Murray Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:08 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Darrell Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:45 | Samford | Rodger Sykes double dribbles | 56-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (SG), Mark Keefer (C) Ronald Farrish, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Ben Johnson (PF) Geoffrey Laing, Shawn Kilgore, Jess Sherwood | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:31 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes blows the layup | 56-40 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Leroy Anderson gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Mark Keefer makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charlie Lakin | 58-40 |
| 08:51 | Murray State | Steven Harland can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Leroy Anderson grabs the board | 58-40 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Thomas Nelson steals it from Leroy Anderson | 58-40 |
| 08:09 | Murray State | Leroy Anderson steals it from Steven Harland | 58-40 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Leroy Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Ben Johnson - foul #2 on Ben Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF) Rodger Sykes, Charlie Lakin, Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Lowe (SG), Shawn Kilgore (SF), Jess Sherwood (PF), Cody Prather (C) Steven Harland, Benjamin Barnes, Ben Johnson, Murray Rogers | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Leroy Anderson misses the free throw | 60-40 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Deangelo Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leroy Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lowe (fresh) SF - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Cody Prather (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Samford | Deangelo Horton misses long on a shot in the lane | 60-40 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Lowe | 60-42 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Leroy Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-42 |
| 06:36 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Farrish | 60-42 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Daniel Reichman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 60-42 |
| 06:21 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:08 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-42 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Ronald Farrish pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Leroy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:36 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (PG), Robert Holz (PF), Darrell Johnson (C) Ronald Farrish, Leroy Anderson, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Steven Harland (SG), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Nelson, Thomas Lowe, Cody Prather | |
| 05:10 | Samford | Murray Rogers swats the dunk try by Robert Holz | 60-42 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Darrell Johnson tips it in | 62-42 |
| 04:57 | Murray State | Murray Rogers is hacked by Darrell Johnson - foul #1 on Darrell Johnson, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Charlie Lakin (SG), Ross Paik (SF), Larry England (C) Rodger Sykes, Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Lowe (SG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Ben Johnson (PF) Steven Harland, Shawn Kilgore, Jess Sherwood | |
| 04:57 | Murray State | Murray Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:57 | Murray State | Murray Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Ben Johnson swats the short shot by Ross Paik | 62-44 |
| 04:37 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Holz | 62-44 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Larry England hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ross Paik | 64-44 |
| 03:57 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-47 |
| 03:33 | Samford | Larry England travels with the ball | 64-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Keefer (C) Larry England | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cody Prather (C) Murray Rogers | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charlie Lakin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Paik (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Cody Prather (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Ronald Farrish takes the ball from Ben Johnson | 64-47 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Ronald Farrish blows the layup | 64-47 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Mark Keefer snags the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Ronald Farrish hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Ross Paik snags the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Charlie Lakin is hacked by Cody Prather - foul #1 on Cody Prather, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Charlie Lakin makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Charlie Lakin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Charlie Lakin is called for the reach on Geoffrey Laing in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charlie Lakin, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Robert Holz snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Charlie Lakin loses the ball out of bounds | 66-47 |
| 01:11 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe is whistled for a carry | 66-47 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Ross Paik blows the layup but the foul's on Cody Prather - foul #2 on Cody Prather, team foul #10 | 66-47 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Ross Paik misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Ross Paik misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 00:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Holz | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Ross Paik buries a jumper from close range set up by Charlie Lakin | 68-47 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Ben Johnson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 68-47 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes hits the follow up shot | 68-49 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ronald Farrish runs out the clock | 68-49 |