| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Bradly Zwahlen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Morris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Stern (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bodin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abe Gould (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Peter Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stuart Greenlee (fresh) 9 pts. C - Cliff Izzo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Bowling Green | John Bodin is hacked by Cliff Izzo - foul #2 on Cliff Izzo, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern is denied on a layup by Stuart Greenlee | 34-33 |
| 19:24 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Peter Perkins snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 19:09 | Murray State | Brian Kenny is hacked by Walter Stern - foul #2 on Walter Stern, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:50 | Murray State | Peter Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:48 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:35 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Perkins - foul #2 on Peter Perkins, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:35 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:35 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:15 | Murray State | Abe Gould makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Cliff Izzo | 36-36 |
| 17:50 | Bowling Green | Abe Gould is called for the reach on Charles Gentry - foul #2 on Abe Gould, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| 17:33 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 17:31 | Bowling Green | John Bodin tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Peter Perkins is whistled for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens (SG), John Mathews (SF), Robert Walker (PF) Charles Gentry, Shawn Morris, Walter Stern | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marvin Dubose (SF), Robert Lockett (C) Peter Perkins, Cliff Izzo | |
| 17:00 | Bowling Green | John Bodin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG) Brian Kenny | |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Robert Lockett knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Marvin Dubose and he's hacked by Bradly Zwahlen - foul #2 on Bradly Zwahlen, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sean White (SG) John Bodin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG) Abe Gould | |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Robert Lockett misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:43 | Bowling Green | John Mathews grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 16:37 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Bradly Zwahlen, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Walter Stern (PF) Bradly Zwahlen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk (PF) Stuart Greenlee | |
| 16:19 | Murray State | Sean White takes the ball from Jeffery Newkirk | 38-38 |
| 15:51 | Bowling Green | Sean White misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William White - foul #1 on William White, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry (SG), Shawn Morris (SF) Anthony Stephens, Walter Stern | |
| Subs | Murray State | Abe Gould (SG), Stuart Greenlee (PF), Cliff Izzo (C) Brian Kenny, Jeffery Newkirk, Robert Lockett | |
| 15:51 | Bowling Green | Sean White makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:51 | Bowling Green | Sean White misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:51 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Cliff Izzo | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Sean White (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Morris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Abe Gould (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Marvin Dubose (fresh) PF - Stuart Greenlee (fresh) 9 pts. C - Cliff Izzo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Murray State | Sean White takes the ball from Marvin Dubose | 39-38 |
| 15:25 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean White | 41-38 |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 41-38 |
| 14:55 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Sean White | 43-38 |
| 14:22 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-38 |
| 14:20 | Bowling Green | John Mathews snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:02 | Bowling Green | Abe Gould steals the ball from Shawn Morris | 43-38 |
| 13:42 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Marvin Dubose and the foul's on Charles Gentry - foul #1 on Charles Gentry, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen (PG), Anthony Stephens (SG), Walter Stern (PF), John Bodin (C) Sean White, Charles Gentry, Shawn Morris, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), Peter Perkins (SF), Robert Lockett (C) William White, Marvin Dubose, Cliff Izzo | |
| 13:42 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:42 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:18 | Bowling Green | John Mathews misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Abe Gould - foul #3 on Abe Gould, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk (PF) Stuart Greenlee | |
| 13:18 | Bowling Green | John Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:18 | Bowling Green | John Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:49 | Murray State | Brian Kenny misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bradly Zwahlen - foul #4 on Bradly Zwahlen, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Russell (SG), Shawn Morris (SF) Bradly Zwahlen, John Mathews | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:49 | Murray State | Brian Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:49 | Murray State | Brian Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:35 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris's pass is intercepted by Peter Perkins | 44-42 |
| 12:07 | Murray State | Brian Kenny can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-42 |
| 12:05 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:55 | Bowling Green | John Bodin misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 11:53 | Murray State | Robert Lockett pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Russell (fresh) SF - Shawn Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Stern (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bodin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abe Gould (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffery Newkirk (fresh) C - Robert Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Murray State | Abe Gould misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 11:31 | Murray State | Peter Perkins can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 11:29 | Murray State | Robert Lockett grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:04 | Murray State | Brian Kenny misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 11:03 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:46 | Bowling Green | John Bodin is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sean White (PG), Charles Gentry (SG), John Mathews (SF), Robert Walker (PF) Anthony Stephens, James Russell, Shawn Morris, Walter Stern | |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (SG), Marvin Dubose (SF), Stuart Greenlee (PF), Cliff Izzo (C) Abe Gould, Peter Perkins, Jeffery Newkirk, Robert Lockett | |
| 10:24 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brian Kenny | 44-44 |
| 10:18 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 10:16 | Bowling Green | John Mathews tips it home | 46-44 |
| 09:51 | Murray State | The short jumper by Stuart Greenlee is denied by Robert Walker | 46-44 |
| 09:50 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to John Bodin | 46-44 |
| 09:31 | Bowling Green | John Bodin misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Cliff Izzo - foul #3 on Cliff Izzo, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens (PG), Walter Stern (PF) Sean White, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:31 | Bowling Green | John Bodin makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:31 | Bowling Green | John Bodin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Brian Kenny hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-44 |
| 09:10 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 08:59 | Murray State | Brian Kenny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Walker (C) John Bodin | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:41 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry is called for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris (SF) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Perkins (PG) Brian Kenny | |
| 08:24 | Murray State | Marvin Dubose misses the turnaround from the right block | 48-44 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Peter Perkins can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), Abe Gould (SG), Robert Lockett (C) William White, Marvin Dubose, Cliff Izzo | |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Peter Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Peter Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:41 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gentry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Morris (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Stern (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Abe Gould (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stuart Greenlee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Peter Perkins is fouled on the floor by Walter Stern - foul #3 on Walter Stern, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen (PG), Sean White (SG), Robert Walker (C) Anthony Stephens, Charles Gentry, Walter Stern | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffery Newkirk (PF) Stuart Greenlee | |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Peter Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Peter Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:58 | Bowling Green | Peter Perkins takes the ball from Shawn Morris | 51-48 |
| 06:36 | Murray State | Peter Perkins connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Abe Gould | 51-51 |
| 06:12 | Bowling Green | Robert Lockett blocks the jumper by Robert Walker | 51-51 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Peter Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Sean White is called for the reach on Brian Kenny - foul #2 on Sean White, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry (SG), Anthony Stephens (SF), Walter Stern (PF), John Bodin (C) Sean White, Shawn Morris, John Mathews, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marvin Dubose (SF), Stuart Greenlee (PF), Cliff Izzo (C) Peter Perkins, Jeffery Newkirk, Robert Lockett | |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Brian Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Brian Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:37 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Marvin Dubose can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 05:09 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:04 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Stuart Greenlee | 54-53 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Brian Kenny | 54-55 |
| 04:18 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Marvin Dubose grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:54 | Murray State | Brian Kenny's floater is tipped away by Walter Stern | 54-55 |
| 03:52 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:35 | Bowling Green | John Bodin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | John Bodin hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Bradly Zwahlen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Gentry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Stern (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bodin (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Kenny (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Abe Gould (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Dubose (fresh) PF - Stuart Greenlee (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Cliff Izzo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee buries a shot from the baseline set up by Brian Kenny | 56-57 |
| 03:10 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 02:49 | Murray State | Abe Gould misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-57 |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Cliff Izzo snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Abe Gould misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Bodin - foul #3 on John Bodin, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sean White (PG), James Russell (SG), Shawn Morris (SF), John Mathews (PF), Robert Walker (C) Bradly Zwahlen, Charles Gentry, Anthony Stephens, Walter Stern, John Bodin | |
| Subs | Murray State | William White (PG), Peter Perkins (SF), Jeffery Newkirk (PF), Robert Lockett (C) Brian Kenny, Marvin Dubose, Stuart Greenlee, Cliff Izzo | |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Abe Gould makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Abe Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:17 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Bodin (C) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stuart Greenlee (PF) Jeffery Newkirk | |
| 02:01 | Bowling Green | John Mathews connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-59 |
| 01:41 | Murray State | William White clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 01:40 | Bowling Green | Sean White grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 01:40 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen (PG), Charles Gentry (SG), Walter Stern (PF) Sean White, James Russell, John Mathews | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Kenny (PG), Cliff Izzo (C) William White, Robert Lockett | |
| 01:21 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 01:19 | Murray State | Peter Perkins snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Brian Kenny buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Bradly Zwahlen - foul #5 on Bradly Zwahlen, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens (PG) Bradly Zwahlen | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Brian Kenny makes the free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Gentry | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Peter Perkins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 00:10 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris snags the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 00:08 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Anthony Stephens | 64-64 |
| 00:08 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Peter Perkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-66 |