| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Lloyd Pollard (fresh) SG - Howard Killian (fresh) SF - Desmond Rish (fresh) PF - George Watkins (fresh) C - Tony Schriver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Gardner (fresh) SF - Robert Sessions (fresh) PF - Peter Nance (fresh) C - Vyacheslav Divac (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lee Gardner | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Murray State | Lee Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Murray State | Lee Gardner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | IPFW | Tony Schriver snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | IPFW | Howard Killian misses long on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Divac | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Murray State | Lee Gardner misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Murray State | Peter Nance tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard loses the dribble to Robert Sessions in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Lee Gardner lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Sessions | 0-6 |
| 18:44 | IPFW | George Watkins slams it home on a nice dish by Lloyd Pollard | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | Murray State | Tony Schriver denies the turnaround by Peter Nance | 2-6 |
| 18:18 | Murray State | Robert Sessions tips it but misses | 2-6 |
| 18:17 | IPFW | Howard Killian gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:14 | IPFW | Howard Killian is hacked by Lee Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Gardner, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 18:00 | IPFW | Tony Schriver pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:39 | IPFW | Desmond Rish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | IPFW | Earl Fowler (PG), Matthew Gilbert (SG), James Williams (SF), Patrick Adam (PF), Leonard Lewis (C) Lloyd Pollard, Howard Killian, Desmond Rish, George Watkins, Tony Schriver | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Anthony Glover (SG), Charles Lawson (SF), Edward Moore (PF), James Paul (C) Mathew Hall, Lee Gardner, Robert Sessions, Peter Nance, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 17:19 | Murray State | Anthony Glover is hacked by Matthew Gilbert - foul #1 on Matthew Gilbert, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:12 | Murray State | The jump hook by Carl Cespedes is blocked by Patrick Adam | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | IPFW | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | IPFW | Leonard Lewis misses the easy layup | 2-6 |
| 16:53 | Murray State | Edward Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Murray State | Charles Lawson's pass is intercepted by James Williams | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | IPFW | Matthew Gilbert banks in the layup set up by James Williams | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Murray State | James Paul loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Dickey (SG), Frank Tran (SF), George Watkins (PF), Tony Schriver (C) Earl Fowler, James Williams, Patrick Adam, Leonard Lewis | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Thomas Koval (SG), Peter Nance (PF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Carl Cespedes, Anthony Glover, Edward Moore, James Paul | |
| 16:06 | IPFW | The short jumper by George Watkins is denied by Charles Lawson | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Murray State | Peter Nance pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:43 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe loses the dribble to John Dickey | 4-6 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Matthew Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Dickey (fresh) SF - Frank Tran (fresh) PF - George Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Schriver (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Koval (fresh) SF - Charles Lawson (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Nance (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | IPFW | Frank Tran clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 15:21 | IPFW | George Watkins snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:06 | IPFW | Tony Schriver is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by George Watkins | 6-6 |
| 14:41 | Murray State | Peter Nance's layup is rejected by George Watkins | 6-6 |
| 14:39 | IPFW | Tony Schriver snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:21 | IPFW | Frank Tran clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:19 | IPFW | George Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:07 | IPFW | George Watkins is alone and drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Gilbert | 8-6 |
| 13:45 | Murray State | The short jumper by Thomas Koval is denied by Tony Schriver | 8-6 |
| 13:43 | IPFW | John Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:41 | IPFW | John Dickey is hacked by Thomas Koval in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Koval, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard (PG), Howard Killian (SG), Desmond Rish (SF), Leonard Lewis (PF), James Williams (C) Matthew Gilbert, John Dickey, Frank Tran, George Watkins, Tony Schriver | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Anthony Glover (SG), Robert Sessions (SF), Edward Moore (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Mathew Hall, Thomas Koval, Charles Lawson, Peter Nance, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 13:24 | IPFW | Desmond Rish hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 13:22 | Murray State | Edward Moore pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Anthony Glover can't connect on a shot from the left side | 8-6 |
| 13:00 | IPFW | Leonard Lewis snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 12:44 | IPFW | James Williams hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lloyd Pollard | 11-6 |
| 12:26 | Murray State | Robert Sessions hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-6 |
| 12:24 | IPFW | James Williams snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:09 | IPFW | Desmond Rish comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 11-6 |
| 12:08 | IPFW | Leonard Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 11:47 | IPFW | Leonard Lewis loses the dribble to Edward Moore | 11-6 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 11-6 |
| 11:38 | Murray State | Anthony Glover hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Lloyd Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Killian (fairly fresh) SF - Desmond Rish (fresh) PF - Leonard Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Carl Cespedes (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sessions (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | IPFW | Howard Killian is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 11-8 |
| 11:17 | IPFW | Leonard Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:04 | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Killian | 14-8 |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Edward Moore can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lloyd Pollard - foul #1 on Lloyd Pollard, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | IPFW | Earl Fowler (PG), John Dickey (SG), George Watkins (PF), Tony Schriver (C) Lloyd Pollard, Howard Killian, Leonard Lewis, James Williams | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Lee Gardner (SG), Thomas Koval (SF), James Paul (C) Carl Cespedes, Anthony Glover, Robert Sessions, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Edward Moore makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Edward Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:53 | IPFW | Desmond Rish gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 10:35 | IPFW | Tony Schriver dunks the ball on a great pass from Earl Fowler | 16-9 |
| 10:25 | Murray State | Edward Moore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 10:24 | IPFW | Earl Fowler pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 09:59 | IPFW | Edward Moore is called for the reach on Desmond Rish - foul #1 on Edward Moore, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Gilbert (SG), Frank Tran (SF) John Dickey, Desmond Rish | |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe (C) Edward Moore | |
| 09:48 | IPFW | Tony Schriver can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Lee Gardner - foul #2 on Lee Gardner, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Lawson (SF) Lee Gardner | |
| 09:48 | IPFW | Tony Schriver misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 09:48 | IPFW | Tony Schriver makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 09:35 | Murray State | James Paul connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Lawson | 17-11 |
| 09:33 | IPFW | Thomas Koval is called for the reach on Matthew Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Koval, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Dickey (SG) Tony Schriver | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Sessions (SF), Peter Nance (PF) Thomas Koval, James Paul | |
| 09:11 | IPFW | John Dickey is hacked by Charles Lawson - foul #1 on Charles Lawson, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard (PG) Earl Fowler | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:59 | IPFW | John Dickey knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Lloyd Pollard | 20-11 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Peter Nance comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by George Watkins - foul #1 on George Watkins, team foul #3 | 20-11 |
| Subs | IPFW | Desmond Rish (SF), Leonard Lewis (C) Frank Tran, Matthew Gilbert | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (SG) Charles Lawson | |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Peter Nance makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Peter Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Peter Nance makes the 3rd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:34 | IPFW | Leonard Lewis is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Peter Nance | 20-14 |
| 08:17 | Murray State | Robert Sessions knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:03 | IPFW | George Watkins misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Nance - foul #1 on Peter Nance, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | IPFW | Howard Killian (SG), Tony Schriver (C) John Dickey, Leonard Lewis | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Charles Lawson (SF), James Paul (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Mathew Hall, Robert Sessions, Peter Nance, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 08:03 | IPFW | George Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:03 | IPFW | George Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Howard Killian steals the ball from Carl Cespedes in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 07:48 | IPFW | Anthony Glover picks off the pass by Tony Schriver | 21-17 |
| 07:45 | Murray State | James Paul misses the lay-in | 21-17 |
| 07:44 | IPFW | Tony Schriver snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 07:40 | IPFW | Carl Cespedes is called for the reach on Lloyd Pollard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Cespedes, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | IPFW | Patrick Adam (PF), Matthew Gilbert (C) George Watkins, Tony Schriver | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:40 | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:40 | Murray State | James Paul snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Lloyd Pollard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Killian (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Desmond Rish (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Adam (fresh) C - Matthew Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Carl Cespedes (fresh) SG - Anthony Glover (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Charles Lawson (fairly fresh) PF - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Patrick Adam - foul #1 on Patrick Adam, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | IPFW | Earl Fowler (PG), James Williams (SF) Lloyd Pollard, Desmond Rish | |
| Subs | Murray State | Edward Moore (PF) James Paul | |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:58 | IPFW | Earl Fowler's pass is intercepted by Anthony Glover | 21-20 |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Charles Lawson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Gilbert - foul #2 on Matthew Gilbert, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | IPFW | Leonard Lewis (C) Matthew Gilbert | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Robert Sessions (SF) Carl Cespedes, Anthony Glover | |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Charles Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Charles Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:39 | IPFW | Howard Killian scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Edward Moore is fouled on the floor by Patrick Adam - foul #2 on Patrick Adam, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Dickey (SG), Frank Tran (SF), George Watkins (PF) Howard Killian, James Williams, Patrick Adam | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Nance (PF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Edward Moore, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Robert Sessions clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | IPFW | George Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:00 | IPFW | John Dickey is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Lewis | 26-22 |
| 05:51 | Murray State | Peter Nance connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Sessions | 26-25 |
| 05:33 | IPFW | Leonard Lewis is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 05:32 | IPFW | Frank Tran snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 05:25 | IPFW | John Dickey misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Sessions - foul #1 on Robert Sessions, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard (PG), Desmond Rish (SF), Tony Schriver (C) Earl Fowler, Frank Tran, Leonard Lewis | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Anthony Glover (SG), James Paul (C) Mathew Hall, Charles Lawson, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 05:25 | IPFW | John Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:25 | IPFW | John Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:07 | Murray State | Peter Nance scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Cespedes | 28-28 |
| 04:44 | IPFW | James Paul steps in front of the Lloyd Pollard pass | 28-28 |
| 04:26 | Murray State | Peter Nance hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Glover and the foul's on George Watkins - foul #2 on George Watkins, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | IPFW | Howard Killian (SG), Frank Tran (SF), James Williams (PF) John Dickey, Desmond Rish, George Watkins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Lawson (SF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Robert Sessions, James Paul | |
| 04:26 | Murray State | Peter Nance misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:26 | IPFW | Tony Schriver snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 04:08 | IPFW | James Williams lays it up and in set up by Lloyd Pollard | 30-30 |
| 03:53 | Murray State | Peter Nance is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Peter Nance, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | IPFW | Patrick Adam (PF), Matthew Gilbert (C) Frank Tran, Tony Schriver | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Lee Gardner (SG), Thomas Koval (SF), Edward Moore (PF) Carl Cespedes, Anthony Glover, Charles Lawson, Peter Nance | |
| 03:40 | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Killian and he's hacked by Timothy Wolfe - foul #1 on Timothy Wolfe, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| 03:40 | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Lloyd Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Killian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Adam (fresh) C - Matthew Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (tiring) SG - Lee Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Koval (fresh) PF - Edward Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Murray State | Thomas Koval is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas Koval, team foul #12 | 33-30 |
| Subs | IPFW | Earl Fowler (PG), Desmond Rish (SF), Leonard Lewis (PF) Lloyd Pollard, James Williams, Patrick Adam | |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Lawson (SF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Thomas Koval, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 03:26 | IPFW | Mathew Hall is called for the reach on Earl Fowler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mathew Hall, team foul #13 | 33-30 |
| 03:26 | IPFW | Earl Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:26 | IPFW | Earl Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:01 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac knocks in the shot from the right side | 35-32 |
| 02:44 | IPFW | Matthew Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 02:43 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Lewis | 35-32 |
| 02:19 | IPFW | Matthew Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 02:18 | Murray State | Edward Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Lee Gardner is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard (PG), John Dickey (SG), James Williams (SF), George Watkins (PF), Tony Schriver (C) Earl Fowler, Howard Killian, Desmond Rish, Leonard Lewis, Matthew Gilbert | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Robert Sessions (SF), James Paul (PF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Mathew Hall, Charles Lawson, Edward Moore, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 01:35 | IPFW | James Williams misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 01:33 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Robert Sessions is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Sessions, team foul #14 | 35-32 |
| 01:21 | IPFW | Lloyd Pollard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 01:20 | IPFW | James Williams gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:05 | IPFW | George Watkins lays it in | 37-32 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Lee Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 00:54 | IPFW | George Watkins grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 00:41 | IPFW | George Watkins misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 37-32 |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Tony Schriver grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:33 | IPFW | John Dickey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 00:31 | Murray State | James Paul grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | James Paul blows the layup | 37-32 |
| 00:23 | IPFW | James Williams gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:05 | IPFW | George Watkins hits a wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Williams | 39-32 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Lee Gardner misses the floater from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | The clock runs out | 39-32 |