| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Huff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Green (fresh) PF - Oleg Komosinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Brian George (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Brawner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Smallwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Major (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 19:37 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 19:34 | Murray State | Philip Brawner is called for the reach on Claude Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Brawner, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton (PG) Philip Brawner | |
| 19:16 | Murray State | John Huff is fouled on the floor by Paul Major - foul #1 on Paul Major, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | John Huff misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 18:58 | Murray State | John Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | Murray State | William Mooney misses long on a shot from close range | 22-29 |
| 18:31 | Iowa State | Paul Major grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:11 | Iowa State | Brian George misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-29 |
| 18:10 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood gets the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 17:44 | Iowa State | Brian George can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 17:42 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Smallwood | 22-29 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood's layup is rejected by William Mooney | 22-29 |
| 17:20 | Murray State | John Rowe pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 16:56 | Murray State | John Rowe misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-29 |
| 16:55 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 16:30 | Murray State | Claude Green scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Huff | 24-29 |
| 16:07 | Iowa State | Paul Major scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Hampton | 24-31 |
| 15:45 | Murray State | Paul Major is called for the reach on Oleg Komosinski - foul #2 on Paul Major, team foul #3 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Antonio Jones (C) William Mooney | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenneth Lewis (SF), William Williams (PF), David Pitts (C) Tommy Smallwood, Paul Major, Mark Miller | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Huff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Komosinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Timothy Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian George (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - David Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski is fouled on the floor by David Pitts - foul #1 on David Pitts, team foul #4 | 24-31 |
| 15:04 | Murray State | David Pitts steals it from Antonio Jones | 24-31 |
| 14:45 | Iowa State | Claude Green is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on Claude Green, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF) Claude Green | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 14:25 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton is whistled for a carry | 24-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood (SG) Timothy Hampton | |
| 13:56 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Rowe | 26-31 |
| 13:52 | Iowa State | Brian George is fouled in the backcourt by John Huff - foul #2 on John Huff, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton (PG), Cory Bellew (PF), Mark Miller (C) Kenneth Lewis, William Williams, David Pitts | |
| 13:30 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 13:29 | Iowa State | Mark Miller gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:13 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Reynaldo Ruiz - foul #2 on Reynaldo Ruiz, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Claude Green (SF) Reynaldo Ruiz | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 13:13 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:13 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:13 | Murray State | Antonio Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:11 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski is hacked by Brian George in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian George, team foul #5 | 26-31 |
| 12:43 | Murray State | Antonio Jones blows the layup | 26-31 |
| 12:42 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 12:38 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Hampton | 26-33 |
| 12:14 | Murray State | Antonio Jones can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| 12:13 | Iowa State | Cory Bellew snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 11:48 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood misses the driving attempt from close range | 26-33 |
| 11:46 | Murray State | Claude Green grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Huff (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rowe (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Komosinski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Timothy Hampton (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Brian George (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Smallwood (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Bellew (fairly fresh) C - Mark Miller (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Murray State | Antonio Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Huff | 28-33 |
| 11:12 | Iowa State | Mark Miller can't connect on a floater from the right block | 28-33 |
| 11:11 | Murray State | John Huff pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 11:09 | Murray State | John Huff's pass is intercepted by Timothy Hampton in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 10:51 | Iowa State | Cory Bellew hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Claude Green pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 10:30 | Murray State | Claude Green's pass is intercepted by Timothy Hampton | 28-33 |
| 10:16 | Iowa State | Cory Bellew's pass is intercepted by Antonio Jones | 28-33 |
| 10:16 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Antonio Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Paul Major (SF), William Williams (PF), David Pitts (C) Tommy Smallwood, Cory Bellew, Mark Miller | |
| 09:51 | Murray State | William Mooney misses the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Hampton - foul #1 on Timothy Hampton, team foul #6 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF), Antonio Jones (PF) Claude Green, Oleg Komosinski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Philip Brawner (SG) Brian George | |
| 09:51 | Murray State | William Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 09:51 | Murray State | William Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 09:34 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton's pass is intercepted by Antonio Jones | 30-33 |
| 09:11 | Murray State | Timothy Hampton is called for the reach on William Mooney - foul #2 on Timothy Hampton, team foul #7 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Brian George (PG) Timothy Hampton | |
| 09:11 | Murray State | William Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 09:11 | Murray State | William Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 08:46 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian George | 32-36 |
| 08:18 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz can't finish the layup | 32-36 |
| 08:17 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to David Pitts | 32-36 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | William Williams misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Jones - foul #2 on Antonio Jones, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (PG), Claude Green (SG), Oleg Komosinski (PF) John Huff, John Rowe, Antonio Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton (PG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), Cory Bellew (PF) Brian George, Paul Major, David Pitts | |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 07:27 | Murray State | William Mooney jams it on a great pass from Reynaldo Ruiz | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Marc Gil (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Reynaldo Ruiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Komosinski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Mooney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Timothy Hampton (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Brawner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) PF - Cory Bellew (fresh) C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cory Bellew | 34-41 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | Claude Green is open but can't throw it down | 34-41 |
| 06:35 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lewis | 34-41 |
| 06:12 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 05:58 | Murray State | Marc Gil is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 05:33 | Iowa State | Kenneth Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 05:32 | Murray State | Claude Green grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Marc Gil is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Hampton - foul #3 on Timothy Hampton, team foul #8 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (SG), Antonio Jones (PF) Claude Green, Oleg Komosinski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Brian George (PG), Tommy Smallwood (SF), Paul Major (PF), Mark Miller (C) Timothy Hampton, Kenneth Lewis, Cory Bellew, William Williams | |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Marc Gil makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Marc Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:06 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Philip Brawner | 39-43 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Marc Gil misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 04:44 | Iowa State | Mark Miller gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 04:21 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Marc Gil gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 03:58 | Murray State | John Rowe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Brian George - foul #4 on Brian George, team foul #9 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (PG), Claude Green (SF), Oleg Komosinski (C) Marc Gil, Reynaldo Ruiz, William Mooney | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Pitts (C) Mark Miller | |
| 03:58 | Murray State | John Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 03:58 | Murray State | John Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | David Pitts misses the lay-in | 41-43 |
| 03:27 | Murray State | The rebound goes to John Rowe | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Huff (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Rowe (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Oleg Komosinski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Brian George (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Philip Brawner (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Smallwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Major (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Murray State | John Rowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 02:56 | Iowa State | David Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 02:37 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Philip Brawner and the foul's on John Rowe - foul #2 on John Rowe, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (SG) John Rowe | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton (PG), Cory Bellew (PF) Brian George, Paul Major | |
| 02:37 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 02:37 | Murray State | Antonio Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:16 | Murray State | Claude Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 02:14 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to John Huff | 41-45 |
| 01:55 | Murray State | Tommy Smallwood steps in front of the Oleg Komosinski pass | 41-45 |
| 01:51 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tommy Smallwood | 41-47 |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Philip Brawner picks off the pass by John Huff in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 01:46 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner lays it up and in | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Murray State | John Huff can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 01:22 | Iowa State | Cory Bellew gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 01:22 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (SG), William Mooney (C) Marc Gil, Antonio Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Brian George (PG), Paul Major (PF), Mark Miller (C) Timothy Hampton, Cory Bellew, David Pitts | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood banks in the wide open layup | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Murray State | John Rowe drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oleg Komosinski and the foul's on Philip Brawner - foul #4 on Philip Brawner, team foul #10 | 43-51 |
| 00:51 | Murray State | John Rowe misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner is hacked by John Rowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Rowe, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Pitts (PF) Tommy Smallwood | |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Brian George is fouled on the floor by John Huff - foul #3 on John Huff, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Brian George makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Brian George makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:39 | Murray State | John Huff clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 00:37 | Iowa State | David Pitts snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner banks in the layup set up by Brian George and he's hacked by Oleg Komosinski - foul #2 on Oleg Komosinski, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Derek Stokes (PG), Marc Gil (SG), Reynaldo Ruiz (SF), Antonio Jones (PF) John Huff, John Rowe, Claude Green, Oleg Komosinski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton (PG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), William Williams (PF) Brian George, Paul Major, Mark Miller | |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Philip Brawner makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Timothy Hampton runs out the clock | 46-56 |