| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gerald Quick (fresh) SG - Raymond Pope (fresh) SF - James Drumheller (fresh) PF - Ernest Kopecky (fresh) C - William Reulet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Eliseo Esposito (fresh) SG - Radomil Zwolinski (fresh) SF - Mark Black (fresh) PF - Hubert Grose (fresh) C - Derek Kintzel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Eliseo Esposito | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Murray State | Gerald Quick is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Kopecky out of a doubleteam | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky blows the layup but he's hacked by Eliseo Esposito - foul #1 on Eliseo Esposito, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito loses the dribble to Raymond Pope | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Murray State | William Reulet drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Quick | 6-5 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Eliseo Esposito | 6-7 |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Gerald Quick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Odom (SF) James Drumheller | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton (SG), Andres Leal (SF), David Bias (PF) Radomil Zwolinski, Mark Black, Hubert Grose | |
| 17:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito is fouled on the floor by Gerald Quick - foul #1 on Gerald Quick, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (PG), Michael Winn (SG), Charlie Thompson (PF), David Gibson (C) Gerald Quick, Raymond Pope, Ernest Kopecky, William Reulet | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James (SF), Joseph Montalto (C) Eliseo Esposito, Derek Kintzel | |
| 16:45 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Andres Leal | 6-9 |
| 16:36 | Murray State | David Gibson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 16:35 | Murray State | Jack Odom tips it home | 8-9 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 16:19 | Murray State | David Gibson loses the dribble to Jonathon James | 8-9 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Montalto | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Waylon Talley (fresh) SG - Michael Winn (fresh) SF - Jack Odom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Thompson (fresh) C - David Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andres Leal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathon James (fresh) PF - David Bias (fresh) C - Joseph Montalto (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Murray State | Joseph Montalto is called for the reach on Waylon Talley - foul #1 on Joseph Montalto, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG), James Drumheller (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), William Reulet (C) Michael Winn, Jack Odom, Charlie Thompson, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito (PG), Radomil Zwolinski (SG), Mark Black (SF), Hubert Grose (PF), Derek Kintzel (C) Scott Lawton, Andres Leal, Jonathon James, David Bias, Joseph Montalto | |
| 15:38 | Murray State | Derek Kintzel steals the ball from Gerald Quick | 8-11 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose is fouled on the floor by Ernest Kopecky - foul #1 on Ernest Kopecky, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG) Waylon Talley | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 14:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Reulet picks off the pass by Mark Black | 8-11 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | William Reulet misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Drumheller - foul #1 on James Drumheller, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Odom (SF), David Gibson (PF) James Drumheller, Ernest Kopecky | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 14:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:06 | Murray State | William Reulet clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:05 | Murray State | William Reulet gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Jack Odom can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Black - foul #1 on Mark Black, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (PG), Michael Winn (SG), Charlie Thompson (PF) Gerald Quick, Raymond Pope, William Reulet | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton (PG), Andres Leal (SG), Jonathon James (SF), David Bias (PF), Joseph Montalto (C) Eliseo Esposito, Radomil Zwolinski, Mark Black, Hubert Grose, Derek Kintzel | |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Jack Odom makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Jack Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James can't tip it in | 10-13 |
| 13:05 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Charlie Thompson | 10-13 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Jack Odom drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Winn | 12-13 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Waylon Talley - foul #1 on Waylon Talley, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG), Raymond Pope (SG), James Drumheller (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), William Reulet (C) Waylon Talley, Michael Winn, Jack Odom, Charlie Thompson, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito (PG), Radomil Zwolinski (SG), Mark Black (SF), Derek Kintzel (C) Scott Lawton, Andres Leal, Jonathon James, Joseph Montalto | |
| 12:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:52 | Murray State | Gerald Quick is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gerald Quick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Pope (fresh) SF - James Drumheller (fresh) PF - Ernest Kopecky (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Reulet (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Eliseo Esposito (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Radomil Zwolinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Black (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bias (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Kintzel (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black misses short on a shot in the paint | 14-15 |
| 11:24 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 11:12 | Murray State | Raymond Pope can't connect on a shot from the left side | 14-15 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Reulet is called for the reach on Eliseo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Reulet, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose (PF) David Bias | |
| 10:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Gerald Quick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Mark Black | 14-18 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:04 | Murray State | James Drumheller grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:45 | Murray State | Gerald Quick buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond Pope | 17-18 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 09:19 | Murray State | William Reulet snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Gerald Quick's fadeaway is rejected by Hubert Grose | 17-18 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on William Reulet - foul #2 on William Reulet, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Waylon Talley (PG), Michael Winn (SG), Jack Odom (SF), Charlie Thompson (PF), David Gibson (C) Gerald Quick, Raymond Pope, James Drumheller, Ernest Kopecky, William Reulet | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton (PG), Andres Leal (SG), David Bias (PF), Joseph Montalto (C) Eliseo Esposito, Radomil Zwolinski, Hubert Grose, Derek Kintzel | |
| 08:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:34 | Murray State | Jack Odom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | David Gibson tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 08:11 | Murray State | David Gibson gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:05 | Murray State | Jack Odom hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Winn | 21-20 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James (SF) Mark Black | |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Michael Winn misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Joseph Montalto | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Waylon Talley (fresh) SG - Michael Winn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Odom (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charlie Thompson (fresh) C - David Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andres Leal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathon James (fresh) PF - David Bias (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Montalto (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose (PF) David Bias | |
| 07:29 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel (C) Joseph Montalto | |
| 07:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Andres Leal | 21-22 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Jack Odom loses the ball out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG), Billy Turpen (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF) Michael Winn, Charlie Thompson, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito (PG), Radomil Zwolinski (SG) Scott Lawton, Jonathon James | |
| 06:29 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito makes the wide open floater from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | Billy Turpen is hacked by Radomil Zwolinski - foul #1 on Radomil Zwolinski, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Raymond Pope (SG), David Gibson (C) Waylon Talley, Jack Odom | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias (SF), Joseph Montalto (PF) Andres Leal, Hubert Grose | |
| 05:55 | Murray State | Raymond Pope can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Pope steps in front of the Radomil Zwolinski pass | 21-24 |
| 05:38 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Gerald Quick and the foul's on David Bias - foul #1 on David Bias, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Winn (PG), James Drumheller (SF), Charlie Thompson (C) Gerald Quick, Billy Turpen, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James (SF) Derek Kintzel | |
| 05:38 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky misses the free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:38 | Murray State | Charlie Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:10 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky lays it in | 25-24 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-27 |
| 04:36 | Murray State | Ernest Kopecky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Eliseo Esposito | 25-27 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Drumheller - foul #2 on James Drumheller, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG), Waylon Talley (SG), Billy Turpen (SF), Jack Odom (PF), David Gibson (C) Michael Winn, Raymond Pope, James Drumheller, Ernest Kopecky, Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton (PG), Andres Leal (SG), Hubert Grose (PF), Derek Kintzel (C) Eliseo Esposito, Radomil Zwolinski, David Bias, Joseph Montalto | |
| 04:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jonathon James makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:50 | Murray State | David Gibson loses the dribble to Scott Lawton | 25-28 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton is called for traveling | 25-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Reulet (C) Billy Turpen | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black (SF) Jonathon James | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gerald Quick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Waylon Talley (fresh) SF - Jack Odom (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Reulet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andres Leal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Black (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hubert Grose (fresh) C - Derek Kintzel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Murray State | Hubert Grose swats the layup by Jack Odom | 25-28 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose misses the wide open runner from the right block | 25-28 |
| 02:50 | Murray State | David Gibson pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Waylon Talley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-28 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton is hacked by David Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Gibson, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Winn (SG), James Drumheller (SF) Gerald Quick, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski (SG), David Bias (PF) Andres Leal, Hubert Grose | |
| 02:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Scott Lawton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | William Reulet misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 02:01 | Murray State | Michael Winn grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:39 | Murray State | Jack Odom misses short on a jumper near the basket | 25-30 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Bias snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Radomil Zwolinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Jack Odom grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 01:23 | Murray State | Scott Lawton picks off the pass by Waylon Talley in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel drills a jumper in the paint | 25-32 |
| 00:40 | Murray State | Michael Winn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-32 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Mark Black grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Waylon Talley - foul #2 on Waylon Talley, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Quick (PG), Raymond Pope (SG), Billy Turpen (SF), Ernest Kopecky (PF), David Gibson (C) Waylon Talley, Michael Winn, James Drumheller, Jack Odom, William Reulet | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Eliseo Esposito (PG), Andres Leal (SG), Jonathon James (SF), Hubert Grose (PF) Scott Lawton, Radomil Zwolinski, Mark Black, David Bias | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Billy Turpen misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-33 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Derek Kintzel | 25-33 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 25-33 |