| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) SG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) SF - Henry Cummings (fresh) PF - Shannon Isham (fresh) C - Robert Mousseau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Trent Harrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex 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) | |
| 19:44 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter is called for a charge - foul #1 on Lance Carpenter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Trent Harrison - foul #1 on Trent Harrison, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | Trent Harrison knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Quill and the foul's on Shannon Isham - foul #1 on Shannon Isham, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | Trent Harrison makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | St. Joseph's | Harold Quill is called for the reach on Henry Cummings - foul #1 on Harold Quill, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier is hacked by Robert Wyatt - foul #1 on Robert Wyatt, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Lance Carpenter - foul #2 on Lance Carpenter, team foul #5 | 2-3 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Sparks (C) Lance Carpenter | |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Murray State | Harold Quill drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Sparks and he's hacked by Robert Mousseau - foul #1 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG) Ralph Sparks | |
| 18:31 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau is fouled on the floor by Trent Harrison - foul #2 on Trent Harrison, team foul #6 | 3-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Luke Carleton (PF), Ralph Sparks (C) Sean Snoddy, Trent Harrison | |
| 18:00 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Sparks picks off the pass by Wallace Nunley | 3-6 |
| 17:51 | Murray State | Harold Quill is hacked by Wallace Nunley - foul #1 on Wallace Nunley, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 17:43 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Wallace Nunley picks off the pass by Ralph Sparks | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:40 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau tips it but misses | 3-6 |
| 16:37 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks is whistled for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG), Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Ed Sharp (SF) Harold Quill, Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett | |
| 16:02 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings's pass is intercepted by Ralph Sparks | 3-6 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) SG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) SF - Henry Cummings (fresh) PF - Shannon Isham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Mousseau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) SG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) PF - Luke Carleton (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-6 |
| 15:39 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:14 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wallace Nunley | 6-6 |
| 15:01 | Murray State | Christopher Grenier takes the ball from Sean Snoddy | 6-6 |
| 14:48 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 6-6 |
| 14:46 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau tips it in | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:26 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:19 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau lays it up and in on a great pass from Wallace Nunley | 10-6 |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy is hacked by Robert Mousseau - foul #2 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), John Lee (C) Wallace Nunley, Christopher Grenier, Henry Cummings, Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF), Trent Harrison (PF), Lance Carpenter (C) Sean Snoddy, Andrew Digirolamo, Ed Sharp, Luke Carleton, Ralph Sparks | |
| 14:04 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt travels with the ball | 10-6 |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham clanks a jumper near the basket | 10-6 |
| 13:46 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Michael Hardnett | 10-6 |
| 13:38 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:37 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Shannon Isham | 10-6 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted knocks in the floater from the left block | 12-6 |
| 13:05 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Wyatt | 12-8 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | John Lee comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 12-8 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Christopher Grenier (SG), Henry Cummings (PF) Eldon Olmsted, Robert Harrison, Shannon Isham | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:19 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings dunks the ball | 14-8 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 12:03 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Quill | 14-8 |
| 11:48 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lance Carpenter | 14-10 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) SF - Ronald Zadeh (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Lee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh is called for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG) Harold Quill | |
| 11:32 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hardnett | 14-13 |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (SG) Robert Wyatt | |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Trent Harrison misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:01 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wallace Nunley | 16-13 |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Ronald Zadeh is called for the reach on Andrew Digirolamo - foul #1 on Ronald Zadeh, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (SG) Christopher Grenier | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ed Sharp (SF) Michael Hardnett | |
| 10:38 | Murray State | Ed Sharp knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh is hacked by Ed Sharp - foul #1 on Ed Sharp, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham (PF) Henry Cummings | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG) Sean Snoddy, Andrew Digirolamo | |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:24 | Murray State | Harold Quill comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 10:22 | St. Joseph's | John Lee snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 09:54 | Murray State | A charge is called on Trent Harrison - foul #3 on Trent Harrison, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (PG) Wallace Nunley | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:37 | St. Joseph's | John Lee connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Grenier | 20-15 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shannon Isham - foul #2 on Shannon Isham, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang (SF), Henry Cummings (PF) Ronald Zadeh, Shannon Isham | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG), Michael Hardnett (SF) Harold Quill, Ed Sharp | |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:00 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Christopher Grenier and the foul's on Trent Harrison - foul #4 on Trent Harrison, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Luke Carleton (PF) Robert Wyatt, Trent Harrison | |
| 09:00 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:46 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter's pass is intercepted by John Lee | 23-17 |
| 08:30 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eldon Olmsted | 26-17 |
| 08:09 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew Digirolamo | 26-20 |
| 07:47 | St. Joseph's | John Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF) Christopher Grenier, Eldon Olmsted, Gary Hoang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Trent Harrison (PF) Sean Snoddy, Andrew Digirolamo, Luke Carleton | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Harrison (fresh) SF - Ronald Zadeh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Cummings (fresh) 11 pts. C - John Lee (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 07:37 | Murray State | Trent Harrison grabs the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 07:27 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on John Lee - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (SG) Trent Harrison | |
| 07:27 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:10 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 06:51 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 06:50 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter tips it in | 28-25 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings comes up short on the floater near the basket | 28-25 |
| 06:36 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | Harold Quill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (SG), Gary Hoang (SF), Shannon Isham (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Robert Harrison, Ronald Zadeh, Henry Cummings, John Lee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ed Sharp (SF), Trent Harrison (PF) Andrew Digirolamo, Michael Hardnett | |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau misses the easy layup | 28-25 |
| 06:16 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau tips it home | 30-25 |
| 05:59 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter makes the floater from the left side | 30-27 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau misses the lay-in | 30-27 |
| 05:40 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau tips it back up and in | 32-27 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | Trent Harrison clanks a floater from the right side | 32-27 |
| 05:25 | Murray State | Trent Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Mousseau | 32-27 |
| 04:51 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham is called for 5 seconds | 32-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Henry Cummings (PF) Wallace Nunley, Gary Hoang, Shannon Isham | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG), Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF) Harold Quill, Robert Wyatt, Ed Sharp | |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ronald Zadeh | 32-27 |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Trent Harrison - foul #5 on Trent Harrison, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison (SG) Christopher Grenier | |
| Subs | Murray State | Luke Carleton (PF) Trent Harrison | |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 04:03 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Sean Snoddy | 34-29 |
| 03:46 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 03:45 | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Harrison (fresh) SF - Ronald Zadeh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Cummings (fresh) 13 pts. C - Robert Mousseau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luke Carleton (fresh) C - Lance Carpenter (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter can't finish the layup | 34-29 |
| 03:32 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 03:20 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eldon Olmsted - foul #1 on Eldon Olmsted, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Shannon Isham (PF) Robert Harrison, Ronald Zadeh | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG) Andrew Digirolamo, Luke Carleton | |
| 03:20 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:20 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 03:07 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:59 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 02:58 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | Harold Quill steps in front of the Wallace Nunley pass in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 02:45 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham buries a runner in the paint set up by Henry Cummings | 36-31 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Henry Cummings steals the ball from Robert Wyatt | 36-31 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Carpenter | 36-31 |
| 02:03 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 01:48 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley is hacked by Lance Carpenter - foul #3 on Lance Carpenter, team foul #11 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF) Eldon Olmsted, Henry Cummings | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Ed Sharp (SF), Luke Carleton (PF) Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett, Sean Snoddy | |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Harold Quill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Grenier | 40-33 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 40-33 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Zadeh | 43-33 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter connects on the turnaround from the left block | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-35 |