| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Huff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryan White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Oleg Komosinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Roger Thomas inbounds the ball | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 19:43 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski grabs the offensive board | 46-30 |
| 19:19 | Murray State | Al McColpin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 46-33 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-33 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | John Huff knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Oleg Komosinski | 49-36 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Michael Carter misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-36 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Bryan White grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 18:10 | Murray State | Bryan White knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Huff and he's hacked by Richard Primo - foul #1 on Richard Primo, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| 18:10 | Murray State | Bryan White makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Jarrett Mason buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 17:39 | Murray State | John Huff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 17:38 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski can't tip it in | 52-39 |
| 17:36 | Murray State | Bryan White grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 17:21 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 52-39 |
| 17:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Norbert Radsky | 52-39 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Norbert Radsky is open but can't throw it down | 52-39 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Norbert Radsky tips it back up and in | 54-39 |
| 16:48 | Murray State | John Huff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), James Moss (SG), Thomas Markus (SF), Victor Miller (PF) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, Jarrett Mason, Richard Primo | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:24 | Samford | Ruben Meade is fouled on the floor by Al McColpin - foul #3 on Al McColpin, team foul #1 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Dowdell (C) Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF) Al McColpin | |
| 16:05 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell is fouled on the floor by Oleg Komosinski - foul #3 on Oleg Komosinski, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Oleg Komosinski | |
| 15:58 | Samford | James Moss is hacked by John Huff - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) Reynaldo Ruiz | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Meade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Moss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Markus (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Victor Miller (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Dowdell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Huff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mooney (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Bryan White steals it from Thomas Markus | 54-39 |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Al McColpin hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Mooney | 54-41 |
| 14:59 | Samford | John Huff picks off the pass by Ruben Meade | 54-41 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | Bryan White makes the shot from close range set up by John Huff | 54-43 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Thomas Markus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Thomas Markus tips it home | 56-43 |
| 13:56 | Murray State | Roger Thomas connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Mooney | 56-45 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Victor Miller misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 13:37 | Murray State | John Huff grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 13:19 | Murray State | John Huff buries a jumper from the right side set up by Roger Thomas | 56-47 |
| 12:54 | Samford | 3 seconds is called on James Moss | 56-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Jarrett Mason (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Ruben Meade, James Moss, Thomas Markus, Victor Miller, Daniel Dowdell | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (SG), Oleg Komosinski (C) John Huff, William Mooney | |
| 12:33 | Murray State | Roger Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Rowe | 56-49 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Jarrett Mason hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roger Thomas - foul #2 on Roger Thomas, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Jarrett Mason makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Jarrett Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Jarrett Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan White (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Oleg Komosinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Richard Primo misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-49 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Richard Primo grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Jarrett Mason misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 11:16 | Murray State | John Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Bryan White misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 10:51 | Murray State | Roger Thomas hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Richard Primo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 10:29 | Murray State | Roger Thomas snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 10:08 | Murray State | John Rowe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Rowe, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG) Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG) John Rowe | |
| 09:42 | Samford | Richard Primo is fouled on the floor by John Huff - foul #2 on John Huff, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (SG), Thomas Markus (SF), Victor Miller (PF) Derick Doran, Jarrett Mason, Richard Primo | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:28 | Samford | Thomas Markus lays it up and in | 60-51 |
| 09:07 | Murray State | John Huff comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Moss - foul #2 on James Moss, team foul #2 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG), Daniel Dowdell (C) James Moss, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:07 | Murray State | John Huff makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:07 | Murray State | John Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Victor Miller snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Ruben Meade comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 08:42 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Miller | 60-52 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 08:28 | Murray State | John Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 08:05 | Murray State | Al McColpin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Victor Miller gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Michael Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 07:38 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:38 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Jarrett Mason (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Ruben Meade, Thomas Markus, Victor Miller, Daniel Dowdell | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Oleg Komosinski | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Huff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan White (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mooney (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Murray State | Al McColpin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Primo - foul #2 on Richard Primo, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| 07:19 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:19 | Murray State | Al McColpin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Richard Primo is whistled for a carry | 60-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF) Al McColpin | |
| 06:33 | Murray State | John Huff connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Thomas | 60-56 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Derick Doran's pass is intercepted by Roger Thomas | 60-56 |
| 06:13 | Murray State | Roger Thomas hits the finger roll | 60-58 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Derick Doran is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derick Doran, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (SG), Oleg Komosinski (C) John Huff, William Mooney | |
| 05:59 | Murray State | Bryan White is whistled for traveling | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (PG) Roger Thomas | |
| 05:45 | Samford | Bryan White is called for the reach on Michael Carter - foul #3 on Bryan White, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) Marc Gil | |
| 05:45 | Samford | Michael Carter makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Michael Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:45 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | John Rowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Norbert Radsky grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Michael Carter scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Norbert Radsky | 64-58 |
| 04:44 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz buries a floater from the right side | 64-60 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Derick Doran misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Richard Primo tips it but misses | 64-60 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Norbert Radsky tips it but misses | 64-60 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | John Rowe snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:49 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Norbert Radsky snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:27 | Samford | Richard Primo lays it in set up by Michael Carter | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Primo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tired) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Ruiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan White (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Oleg Komosinski (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Murray State | Norbert Radsky denies the turnaround by Bryan White | 66-60 |
| 03:13 | Murray State | Al McColpin grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Norbert Radsky picks off the pass by Reynaldo Ruiz | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Samford | Jarrett Mason hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Carter | 69-60 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG) Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (PG), John Huff (SG), Antonio Jones (PF), William Mooney (C) Al McColpin, John Rowe, Bryan White, Oleg Komosinski | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Murray State | John Huff misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Derick Doran gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Samford | A charge is called on Ruben Meade - foul #1 on Ruben Meade, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (SG), Thomas Markus (SF), Victor Miller (PF) Derick Doran, Jarrett Mason, Richard Primo | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Jarrett Mason (SF), Richard Primo (PF) Ruben Meade, James Moss, Thomas Markus, Victor Miller | |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), Bryan White (PF) Reynaldo Ruiz, Antonio Jones | |
| 02:06 | Murray State | John Huff misses short on a shot from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Derick Doran grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Michael Carter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 01:53 | Murray State | Roger Thomas pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 01:44 | Murray State | John Huff drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Samford | Jarrett Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-62 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | William Mooney pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Murray State | Roger Thomas misses the dunk | 69-62 |
| 01:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Norbert Radsky | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Samford | Roger Thomas picks off the pass by Jarrett Mason | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Murray State | John Huff drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Thomas | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Michael Carter is hacked by Al McColpin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Al McColpin, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski (C) William Mooney | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Michael Carter misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:35 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:29 | Murray State | John Huff is fouled on the floor by Michael Carter - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Al McColpin | 69-67 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Derick Doran is fouled in the backcourt by Al McColpin - foul #5 on Al McColpin, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF) Al McColpin | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | John Huff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Richard Primo gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Richard Primo is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Thomas - foul #3 on Roger Thomas, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG) Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:08 | Samford | Richard Primo makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Richard Primo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Ruben Meade gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ruben Meade runs out the clock | 73-67 |