| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Waller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Creed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cody Prather (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kevin Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Shirey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Kasten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Myrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Oliver Waller inbounds the ball | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 19:31 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Kevin Ross is blocked by Cody Prather | 44-43 |
| 19:30 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross tips it in | 44-45 |
| 19:23 | Murray State | Joshua Creed makes the wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Geoffrey Laing | 46-45 |
| 19:21 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins is hacked by Geoffrey Laing in the backcourt - foul #3 on Geoffrey Laing, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (PG) Geoffrey Laing | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Steven Flint (C) Kevin Ross | |
| 19:01 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 19:00 | Morehead State | Steven Flint misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 18:59 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 18:57 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Cody Prather | 46-45 |
| 18:38 | Murray State | Cody Prather buries a fadeaway from the right side | 48-45 |
| 18:35 | Morehead State | Sang Huang is called for the reach on Kevin Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sang Huang, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG), Barry Poff (SG), Dean Overbay (SF), Steven Piper (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Sang Huang, Thomas Lowe, Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed, Cody Prather | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (SF), Felix Meyer (C) Richard Kasten, Steven Flint | |
| 18:14 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rosendo Greco - foul #2 on Rosendo Greco, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Ross (C) Felix Meyer | |
| 18:14 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 18:14 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Ricky Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 17:55 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey misses the wide open runner near the basket | 48-47 |
| 17:53 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 17:31 | Murray State | Ricky Cook clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 17:29 | Morehead State | Jim Allan snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 17:21 | Morehead State | The jumper by Kevin Collins is denied by Dean Overbay | 48-49 |
| 17:19 | Murray State | Steven Piper snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 16:56 | Murray State | Steven Piper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 16:55 | Murray State | Barry Poff gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Barry Poff clanks a floater from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 16:42 | Murray State | Ricky Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 16:25 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 16:07 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 16:06 | Morehead State | Bruce Myrick snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 15:42 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins misses long on a shot in the paint | 48-49 |
| 15:41 | Murray State | Steven Piper gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Rosendo Greco (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Poff (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dean Overbay (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Piper (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ricky Cook (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kevin Collins (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Shirey (tired) 5 pts. SF - Jim Allan (tiring) PF - Bruce Myrick (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Ross (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Murray State | Steven Piper is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 48-49 |
| 15:18 | Morehead State | Bruce Myrick gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 15:05 | Morehead State | Jim Allan misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Dean Overbay - foul #1 on Dean Overbay, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Oliver Waller (SF), Joshua Creed (PF), Cody Prather (C) Rosendo Greco, Barry Poff, Dean Overbay, Steven Piper, Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Jessee (PG), George Zeledon (SG), Terrance Tindall (PF), Steven Flint (C) Kevin Collins, Larry Shirey, Bruce Myrick, Kevin Ross | |
| 15:05 | Morehead State | Jim Allan makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 15:05 | Morehead State | Jim Allan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:46 | Murray State | Joshua Creed is whistled for a carry | 48-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Kasten (SF) Jim Allan | |
| 14:32 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Zeledon | 48-53 |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 14:09 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:42 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 13:40 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten tips it but misses | 48-53 |
| 13:38 | Murray State | Joshua Creed grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:32 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe is hacked by George Zeledon in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Zeledon, team foul #1 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (PG), Dale Chalker (C) Geoffrey Laing, Cody Prather | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Collins (PG), Felix Meyer (C) George Zeledon, Steven Flint | |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Joshua Creed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 13:03 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Oliver Waller is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sang Huang | 51-53 |
| 12:40 | Morehead State | Oliver Waller is called for the reach on Jason Jessee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oliver Waller, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Cody Prather (C) Sang Huang, Dale Chalker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Ross (C) Felix Meyer | |
| 12:20 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 12:19 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Oliver Waller | 51-53 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bruce Myrick (PF), Steven Flint (C) Kevin Collins, Kevin Ross | |
| 11:55 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Kasten | 51-56 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Geoffrey Laing and he's hacked by Bruce Myrick - foul #2 on Bruce Myrick, team foul #2 | 53-56 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:24 | Morehead State | Joshua Creed swats the short shot by Terrance Tindall | 54-56 |
| 11:22 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lowe (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Waller (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Creed (tiring) 4 pts. C - Cody Prather (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jason Jessee (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Tindall (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kasten (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Myrick (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Flint (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Joshua Creed blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Kasten - foul #2 on Richard Kasten, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (PG), Barry Poff (SF), Dale Chalker (C) Geoffrey Laing, Oliver Waller, Cody Prather | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Collins (PG), Felix Meyer (C) Bruce Myrick, Steven Flint | |
| 11:09 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Joshua Creed makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Joshua Creed misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:09 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dean Overbay (PF) Joshua Creed | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Sang Huang is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 10:27 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee's pass is intercepted by Barry Poff | 58-56 |
| 10:05 | Murray State | Dean Overbay clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Terrance Tindall - foul #4 on Terrance Tindall, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Oliver Waller (SF), Cody Prather (C) Sang Huang, Barry Poff, Dale Chalker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Larry Shirey (PG), Bruce Myrick (PF), Kevin Ross (C) Kevin Collins, Terrance Tindall, Felix Meyer | |
| 10:05 | Murray State | Dean Overbay misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 10:05 | Murray State | Dean Overbay makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:54 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 09:52 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey misses the tip | 59-56 |
| 09:51 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 09:38 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Shirey | 59-58 |
| 09:32 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing is hacked by Larry Shirey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Shirey, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joshua Creed (PF) Dean Overbay | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Cody Prather lays it up and in set up by Thomas Lowe and he's fouled by Jason Jessee - foul #4 on Jason Jessee, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Collins (PG), Steven Flint (PF) Jason Jessee, Bruce Myrick | |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Cody Prather misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:25 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:23 | Morehead State | Geoffrey Laing steps in front of the Kevin Collins pass in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 09:21 | Murray State | Oliver Waller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Geoffrey Laing | 63-58 |
| 09:07 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 09:06 | Murray State | Joshua Creed pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 09:02 | Murray State | Kevin Ross is called for the reach on Geoffrey Laing in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Ross, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Poff (SG) Thomas Lowe | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 09:02 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:02 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:49 | Morehead State | The jumper by Richard Kasten is denied by Cody Prather | 65-58 |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Oliver Waller grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 08:42 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Oliver Waller | 68-58 |
| 08:39 | Morehead State | Oliver Waller steals it from Kevin Collins in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| 08:23 | Murray State | Cody Prather blows the layup | 68-58 |
| 08:21 | Morehead State | Steven Flint snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 08:19 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Steven Piper (PF), Dale Chalker (C) Geoffrey Laing, Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed, Cody Prather | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (SF), Bruce Myrick (PF), Felix Meyer (C) Richard Kasten, Steven Flint, Kevin Ross | |
| 08:09 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe is hacked by Larry Shirey - foul #3 on Larry Shirey, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| 08:09 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 08:09 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 08:09 | Morehead State | Bruce Myrick pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 07:54 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey drills a 3 from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 07:30 | Murray State | Steven Piper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Myrick - foul #3 on Bruce Myrick, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Oliver Waller (SF), Ricky Cook (C) Sang Huang, Barry Poff, Dale Chalker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Jessee (PG), George Zeledon (SG), Terrance Tindall (SF), Steven Flint (C) Kevin Collins, Larry Shirey, Jim Allan, Felix Meyer | |
| 07:30 | Murray State | Steven Piper makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:30 | Murray State | Steven Piper misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:30 | Morehead State | George Zeledon gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 07:28 | Morehead State | George Zeledon is hacked by Geoffrey Laing in the backcourt - foul #4 on Geoffrey Laing, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| 07:07 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 70-61 |
| 07:05 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Geoffrey Laing (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Lowe (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oliver Waller (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Piper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jason Jessee (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Zeledon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terrance Tindall (tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Myrick (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Flint (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Steven Piper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 06:58 | Morehead State | Steven Flint snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 06:43 | Morehead State | George Zeledon is called for traveling | 70-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Joshua Creed (PF), Cody Prather (C) Geoffrey Laing, Thomas Lowe, Steven Piper, Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Kasten (SF), Kevin Ross (C) Bruce Myrick, Steven Flint | |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Sang Huang can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 06:22 | Murray State | Sang Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Joshua Creed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-61 |
| 06:13 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 06:10 | Morehead State | Joshua Creed takes the ball from Richard Kasten in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 05:54 | Murray State | Cody Prather drills a jumper from the right block set up by Oliver Waller | 72-61 |
| 05:39 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten is hacked by Oliver Waller - foul #2 on Oliver Waller, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing (PG), Thomas Lowe (SG), Barry Poff (SF), Dean Overbay (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Rosendo Greco, Sang Huang, Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed, Cody Prather | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Collins (PG), Steven Flint (PF), Felix Meyer (C) Jason Jessee, Terrance Tindall, Kevin Ross | |
| 05:39 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:39 | Morehead State | Richard Kasten makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:36 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe is fouled in the backcourt by George Zeledon - foul #5 on George Zeledon, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Jessee (SG), Jim Allan (SF) George Zeledon, Richard Kasten | |
| 05:36 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 05:36 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 05:36 | Morehead State | Steven Flint snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 05:34 | Morehead State | Jason Jessee is called for traveling in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dale Chalker (C) Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 05:18 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lowe | 75-63 |
| 04:51 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins's layup is rejected by Dean Overbay | 75-63 |
| 04:49 | Murray State | Barry Poff grabs the board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Jessee - foul #5 on Jason Jessee, team foul #11 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ricky Cook (C) Dale Chalker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall (SG), Richard Kasten (SF), Bruce Myrick (PF) Jason Jessee, Jim Allan, Steven Flint | |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-63 |
| 04:17 | Murray State | Bruce Myrick is called for the reach on Geoffrey Laing - foul #4 on Bruce Myrick, team foul #12 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Piper (PF) Dean Overbay | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Ross (C) Felix Meyer | |
| 04:17 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 04:17 | Murray State | Geoffrey Laing misses the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 04:17 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Kevin Ross | 78-63 |
| 04:13 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (PG) Geoffrey Laing | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Barry Poff is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sang Huang | 80-63 |
| 03:59 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG), Oliver Waller (SF), Cody Prather (C) Sang Huang, Barry Poff, Ricky Cook | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (SF) Richard Kasten | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | Kevin Collins loses the dribble to Oliver Waller in the backcourt | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Murray State | Steven Piper comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 80-63 |
| 03:39 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross grabs the board | 80-63 |
| 03:31 | Morehead State | Jim Allan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-63 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Thomas Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 80-63 |
| 03:28 | Murray State | Kevin Collins is called for the reach on Rosendo Greco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Collins, team foul #13 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Sang Huang (SG), Joshua Creed (PF), Dale Chalker (C) Thomas Lowe, Steven Piper, Cody Prather | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Larry Shirey (PG), Richard Kasten (SF), Steven Flint (C) Kevin Collins, Jim Allan, Kevin Ross | |
| 03:28 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 03:28 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Terrance Tindall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Poff (SF), Dean Overbay (PF) Oliver Waller, Joshua Creed | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (SF), Felix Meyer (C) Richard Kasten, Bruce Myrick | |
| 02:51 | Murray State | Dale Chalker hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dean Overbay | 84-63 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Rosendo Greco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Poff (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dean Overbay (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Chalker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Larry Shirey (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Tindall (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jim Allan (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Steven Flint (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Felix Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey is hacked by Barry Poff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Poff, team foul #8 | 84-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Piper (PF), Ricky Cook (C) Rosendo Greco, Dale Chalker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 02:49 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey misses the 1st free throw | 84-63 |
| 02:49 | Murray State | Steven Piper pulls down the rebound | 84-63 |
| 02:29 | Murray State | Felix Meyer steals it from Barry Poff | 84-63 |
| 02:27 | Morehead State | Steven Piper steals the ball from Larry Shirey in the backcourt | 84-63 |
| 01:58 | Murray State | Steven Piper is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Barry Poff | 86-63 |
| 01:48 | Morehead State | Jim Allan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-66 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Ricky Cook misses long on a jumper from the left side | 86-66 |
| 01:24 | Morehead State | Steven Flint gets the rebound | 86-66 |
| 01:18 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Barry Poff - foul #4 on Barry Poff, team foul #9 | 86-66 |
| 01:18 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey misses the 1st free throw | 86-66 |
| 01:18 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey misses the 2nd free throw | 86-66 |
| 01:18 | Morehead State | Larry Shirey makes the 3rd free throw | 86-67 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Felix Meyer is called for the reach on Sang Huang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felix Meyer, team foul #14 | 86-67 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Sang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 87-67 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Sang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 88-67 |
| 00:52 | Morehead State | Barry Poff is called for the reach on Steven Flint - foul #5 on Barry Poff, team foul #10 | 88-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Rosendo Greco (PG) Barry Poff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:52 | Morehead State | Steven Flint makes the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 00:52 | Morehead State | Steven Flint misses the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| 00:52 | Murray State | Ricky Cook grabs the board | 88-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Steven Piper makes the wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Sang Huang | 90-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Morehead State | Sang Huang steals the ball from Felix Meyer | 90-68 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Rosendo Greco runs out the clock | 90-68 |