| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lee Gardner (fresh) SF - Robert Sessions (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Nance (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Stephen Dean (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Jacobus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pharris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Stephen Dean inbounds the ball | 15-34 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Samford | Stephen Dean clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 15-34 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Peter Nance gets the rebound | 15-34 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Peter Nance misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Calvin Cline - foul #2 on Calvin Cline, team foul #1 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Alex Mason (SF) Stephen Dean | |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Peter Nance misses the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Peter Nance misses the 2nd free throw | 15-34 |
| 19:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Donald Barnes | 15-34 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Steven Jacobus lays it in uncontested and he's hacked by Peter Nance - foul #1 on Peter Nance, team foul #1 | 15-36 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Steven Jacobus makes the free throw | 15-37 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 18:42 | Murray State | Lee Gardner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-37 |
| 18:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steven Jacobus | 15-37 |
| 18:17 | Samford | Frank Pharris is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Steven Jacobus | 15-39 |
| 18:00 | Murray State | Robert Sessions hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-39 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Alex Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-39 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Calvin Cline, Steven Jacobus | |
| 17:28 | Murray State | James Paul comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 18-39 |
| 17:26 | Murray State | Anthony Glover misses the tip | 18-39 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Donald Barnes grabs the board | 18-39 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Carl Cespedes - foul #3 on Carl Cespedes, team foul #2 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Koval (SG) Carl Cespedes | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Stephen Dean (PF) Donald Barnes, Frank Pharris | |
| 17:05 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 16:45 | Murray State | Charles Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Jacobus (PF), Frank Pharris (C) Robert Wheeler, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 16:42 | Samford | Edward Moore is called for the reach on Stephen Dean in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Moore, team foul #3 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (SG) Stephen Dean | |
| 16:16 | Samford | Calvin Cline is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Wheeler | 18-44 |
| 15:55 | Murray State | Thomas Koval drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-44 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Glover (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Koval (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Paul (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Jacobus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pharris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Steven Jacobus scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Alex Mason | 21-46 |
| 15:21 | Murray State | James Paul's pass is intercepted by Calvin Cline | 21-46 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Edward Moore is called for the reach on Steven Jacobus - foul #3 on Edward Moore, team foul #4 | 21-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Lee Gardner (SG), Robert Sessions (SF), Peter Nance (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Anthony Glover, Thomas Koval, Charles Lawson, Edward Moore, James Paul | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Barnes (SG), Stephen Dean (PF), Rafael Rodriguez (C) Robert Wheeler, Steven Jacobus, Frank Pharris | |
| 14:30 | Samford | Alex Mason is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-46 |
| 14:28 | Murray State | Robert Sessions snags the defensive board | 21-46 |
| 14:11 | Murray State | Peter Nance misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-46 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Alex Mason snags the defensive board | 21-46 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Donald Barnes lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Calvin Cline | 21-48 |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Robert Sessions is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-48 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Dean | 23-50 |
| 13:25 | Murray State | Lee Gardner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-50 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac gets the offensive rebound | 23-50 |
| 13:12 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Thomas Koval (SG), Timothy Wolfe (C) Mathew Hall, Lee Gardner, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Steven Jacobus (PF), Frank Pharris (C) Calvin Cline, Stephen Dean, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 12:48 | Samford | Frank Pharris can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 23-50 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe snags the defensive board | 23-50 |
| 12:41 | Murray State | Robert Sessions misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-50 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Steven Jacobus pulls down the rebound | 23-50 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Donald Barnes is hacked by Timothy Wolfe - foul #1 on Timothy Wolfe, team foul #5 | 23-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Charles Lawson (SF), Edward Moore (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Carl Cespedes, Robert Sessions, Peter Nance, Timothy Wolfe | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Stephen Dean (PF) Robert Wheeler, Frank Pharris | |
| 11:53 | Samford | Steven Jacobus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mathew Hall - foul #1 on Mathew Hall, team foul #6 | 23-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Pharris (C) Donald Barnes | |
| 11:53 | Samford | Steven Jacobus misses the 1st free throw | 23-50 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Steven Jacobus makes the 2nd free throw | 23-51 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Koval (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Mason (tiring) SF - Stephen Dean (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Jacobus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Pharris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Murray State | Edward Moore is hacked by Calvin Cline - foul #3 on Calvin Cline, team foul #2 | 23-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Barnes (SG) Steven Jacobus | |
| 11:30 | Murray State | Thomas Koval connects on the jumper from the right wing | 25-51 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Frank Pharris blows the layup | 25-51 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Stephen Dean snags the offensive board | 25-51 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Charles Lawson is called for the reach on Stephen Dean - foul #2 on Charles Lawson, team foul #7 | 25-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Lee Gardner (SG), Robert Sessions (SF), James Paul (C) Mathew Hall, Thomas Koval, Charles Lawson, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Jacobus (PF) Donald Barnes | |
| 10:44 | Samford | Stephen Dean misses the 1st free throw | 25-51 |
| 10:44 | Murray State | James Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 25-51 |
| 10:30 | Murray State | James Paul is hacked by Frank Pharris - foul #2 on Frank Pharris, team foul #3 | 25-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Nance (PF) Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Barnes (SG) Stephen Dean | |
| 10:24 | Murray State | Peter Nance buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Lee Gardner steps in front of the Alex Mason pass in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Peter Nance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-51 |
| 10:13 | Murray State | Lee Gardner tips it back up and in | 30-51 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Calvin Cline loses the dribble to Lee Gardner in the backcourt | 30-51 |
| 10:10 | Murray State | Lee Gardner lays it in | 32-51 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Carl Cespedes is called for the reach on Calvin Cline in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Cespedes, team foul #8 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (PG) Carl Cespedes | |
| Subs | Samford | Stephen Dean (PF) Frank Pharris | |
| 10:07 | Samford | Calvin Cline makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Calvin Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 10:07 | Murray State | James Paul pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 09:58 | Murray State | Stephen Dean is called for the reach on Peter Nance - foul #1 on Stephen Dean, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Frank Pharris (C) Calvin Cline, Donald Barnes | |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Anthony Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Lawson (SF) Robert Sessions | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Donald Barnes (SG) Robert Wheeler, Frank Pharris | |
| 09:15 | Samford | Steven Jacobus jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Donald Barnes | 32-54 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | James Paul is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Steven Jacobus misses the shot from the right block | 34-54 |
| 08:37 | Murray State | Peter Nance grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 08:31 | Murray State | Charles Lawson double dribbles | 34-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Thomas Koval (SG), Robert Sessions (SF), Edward Moore (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Anthony Glover, Lee Gardner, Charles Lawson, Peter Nance, James Paul | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF), Frank Pharris (C) Donald Barnes, Stephen Dean, Steven Jacobus | |
| 08:13 | Samford | Robert Wheeler comes up short on the runner in the lane | 34-54 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez tips it but misses | 34-54 |
| 08:10 | Murray State | Thomas Koval pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 08:00 | Murray State | Thomas Koval loses the ball out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Barnes (SG), Stephen Dean (SF), Steven Jacobus (PF) Calvin Cline, Alex Mason, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Robert Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 34-54 |
| 07:37 | Murray State | Robert Sessions pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Koval (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Sessions (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Stephen Dean (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Steven Jacobus (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Pharris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Murray State | Robert Sessions buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Divac | 36-54 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Stephen Dean lays it up and in set up by Donald Barnes and the foul's on Mathew Hall - foul #2 on Mathew Hall, team foul #9 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Charles Lawson (SF), Peter Nance (PF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Mathew Hall, Robert Sessions, Edward Moore, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Alex Mason (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Robert Wheeler, Donald Barnes, Steven Jacobus | |
| 06:50 | Samford | Stephen Dean makes the free throw | 36-57 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | Charles Lawson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-57 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Alex Mason connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Pharris | 38-59 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Charles Lawson connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Cespedes | 40-59 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Carl Cespedes steals the ball from Stephen Dean | 40-59 |
| 05:46 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 05:45 | Murray State | Peter Nance hits the follow up shot | 42-59 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Thomas Koval takes the ball from Alex Mason in the backcourt | 42-59 |
| 05:38 | Murray State | Charles Lawson lays it up and in set up by Thomas Koval | 44-59 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Stephen Dean knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Alex Mason | 44-61 |
| 05:09 | Murray State | Alex Mason steps in front of the Charles Lawson pass | 44-61 |
| 04:46 | Samford | Alex Mason misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 04:31 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe's pass is intercepted by Stephen Dean | 44-61 |
| 04:14 | Samford | Calvin Cline can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Thomas Koval grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 03:57 | Murray State | Alex Mason steals it from Peter Nance | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Frank Pharris banks in the layup and the foul's on Carl Cespedes - foul #5 on Carl Cespedes, team foul #10 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (PG), Edward Moore (PF), James Paul (C) Carl Cespedes, Peter Nance, Timothy Wolfe | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (SG), Donald Barnes (SF), Steven Jacobus (PF) Alex Mason, Stephen Dean, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Frank Pharris makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Glover (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Koval (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Lawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Jacobus (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Pharris (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Murray State | Anthony Glover hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Donald Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Alex Mason (SF) Frank Pharris | |
| 03:13 | Murray State | Anthony Glover comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 03:12 | Samford | Steven Jacobus gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Charles Lawson is called for the reach on Calvin Cline - foul #3 on Charles Lawson, team foul #11 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Pharris (C) Alex Mason | |
| 02:43 | Samford | Calvin Cline makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Calvin Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Edward Moore is whistled for a carry | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:21 | Samford | Anthony Glover picks off the pass by Robert Wheeler | 47-66 |
| 02:09 | Murray State | Steven Jacobus denies the turnaround by Thomas Koval | 47-66 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Charles Lawson tips it home | 49-66 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Donald Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Alex Mason (SF) Robert Wheeler | |
| 01:58 | Murray State | Edward Moore makes the jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Koval | 51-66 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Alex Mason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-66 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Frank Pharris tips it in | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Charles Lawson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steven Jacobus - foul #2 on Steven Jacobus, team foul #5 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Stephen Dean (SF) Alex Mason | |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Charles Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Charles Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Frank Pharris connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Dean | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Murray State | James Paul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Samford | Anthony Glover picks off the pass by Donald Barnes in the backcourt | 53-70 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Charles Lawson misses short on a shot near the basket | 53-70 |
| 00:47 | Murray State | Edward Moore misses the tip | 53-70 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Donald Barnes pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Steven Jacobus is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 53-70 |
| 00:23 | Murray State | James Paul pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:15 | Murray State | James Paul loses the dribble to Steven Jacobus | 53-70 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Calvin Cline runs out the clock | 53-70 |