| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Napoli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Tom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Tatum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sessions (fresh) PF - Peter Nance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | John Tom inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State 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) | |
| 19:40 | Jacksonville State | John Tom misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 19:39 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Peter Nance | 42-32 |
| 19:14 | Murray State | Martin Napoli steps in front of the Robert Sessions pass | 42-32 |
| 18:57 | Jacksonville State | Jimmy Tatum misses long on an open jumper from close range | 42-32 |
| 18:56 | Jacksonville State | John Tom grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:28 | Jacksonville State | Lee Gardner takes the ball from John Tom | 42-32 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Mathew Hall hits the finger roll set up by Lee Gardner | 42-34 |
| 18:22 | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli is hacked by Lee Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Gardner, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 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 | |
| 18:14 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 18:12 | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 18:11 | Murray State | James Paul snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:54 | Murray State | Jimmy Tatum swats the short shot by Anthony Glover | 42-34 |
| 17:52 | Murray State | James Paul pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | Charles Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 17:35 | Murray State | James Paul tips it home | 42-36 |
| 17:12 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG), Donald Ruder (SG), Marty Smallwood (SF), Jimmie Gibbs (PF), Chris Smith (C) Virgil Turner, Martin Napoli, John Tom, Jimmy Tatum, Charles Washington | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Thomas Koval (SG), Peter Nance (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Carl Cespedes, Anthony Glover, Edward Moore, James Paul | |
| 16:58 | Murray State | Peter Nance hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 42-36 |
| 16:57 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 16:36 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Uribe | 44-36 |
| 16:12 | Murray State | Thomas Koval loses the dribble to Donald Ruder | 44-36 |
| 15:51 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 15:50 | Jacksonville State | Marty Smallwood tips it in | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Dennis Uribe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Ruder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marty Smallwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Gibbs (fresh) C - Chris Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Koval (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Nance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Murray State | Dennis Uribe is called for the reach on Thomas Koval - foul #1 on Dennis Uribe, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Martin Napoli (SG), John Tom (SF), Jimmy Tatum (PF), Charles Washington (C) Dennis Uribe, Donald Ruder, Marty Smallwood, Jimmie Gibbs, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (PG), Lee Gardner (SG), Robert Sessions (SF), Edward Moore (PF), James Paul (C) Mathew Hall, Thomas Koval, Charles Lawson, Peter Nance, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 15:03 | Murray State | Edward Moore hits a floater from the left wing set up by Anthony Glover | 46-38 |
| 14:47 | Jacksonville State | Lee Gardner is called for the reach on Martin Napoli - foul #3 on Lee Gardner, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| 14:30 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jimmy Tatum | 48-38 |
| 14:07 | Murray State | Edward Moore is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Tatum - foul #2 on Jimmy Tatum, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG), Donald Ruder (SG), Chris Smith (PF), Marty Smallwood (C) Virgil Turner, Martin Napoli, Jimmy Tatum, Charles Washington | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Timothy Wolfe (C) Anthony Glover, James Paul | |
| 13:53 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe lays it up and in set up by Edward Moore | 48-40 |
| 13:51 | Jacksonville State | Carl Cespedes is called for the reach on John Tom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Cespedes, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs (PF) John Tom | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Koval (SG) Lee Gardner | |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville State | Edward Moore is called for the reach on Dennis Uribe - foul #2 on Edward Moore, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Nance (PF) Edward Moore | |
| 13:23 | Jacksonville State | Peter Nance steals the ball from Chris Smith | 48-40 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 13:00 | Murray State | Robert Sessions tips it home | 48-42 |
| 12:57 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Koval - foul #3 on Thomas Koval, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Martin Napoli (SG), Charles Washington (C) Dennis Uribe, Marty Smallwood, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Charles Lawson (SF), James Paul (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Carl Cespedes, Robert Sessions, Peter Nance, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 12:52 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 12:51 | Murray State | James Paul gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | James Paul misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 12:38 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:32 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Thomas Koval | 48-42 |
| 12:07 | Murray State | Charles Lawson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder's pass is intercepted by Mathew Hall in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 11:41 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac misses the easy layup | 48-45 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | James Paul hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Napoli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Ruder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmie Gibbs (fairly fresh) C - Charles Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Koval (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington loses the dribble to Charles Lawson | 48-47 |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Charles Lawson dunks the ball | 48-49 |
| 11:05 | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmie Gibbs | 51-49 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | James Paul buries a jump hook from the right block | 51-51 |
| 10:29 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-51 |
| 10:20 | Murray State | Charles Lawson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 10:02 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Charles Washington is blocked by Charles Lawson | 53-53 |
| 10:01 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:53 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder is whistled for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG), Robbie Cieszynski (SG), John Tom (SF), Jimmy Tatum (PF), Chris Smith (C) Virgil Turner, Martin Napoli, Donald Ruder, Jimmie Gibbs, Charles Washington | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (PG), Lee Gardner (SG), Robert Sessions (SF), Peter Nance (PF), Edward Moore (C) Mathew Hall, Thomas Koval, Charles Lawson, James Paul, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Peter Nance knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Glover | 53-55 |
| 09:33 | Jacksonville State | Robbie Cieszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | Peter Nance misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Dennis Uribe - foul #2 on Dennis Uribe, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | Peter Nance makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | Peter Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:04 | Jacksonville State | Jimmy Tatum loses the ball out of bounds | 53-57 |
| 08:49 | Murray State | Peter Nance makes the shot in the lane set up by Lee Gardner | 53-59 |
| 08:32 | Jacksonville State | Jimmy Tatum misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-59 |
| 08:31 | Murray State | Peter Nance grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 08:16 | Murray State | Lee Gardner loses the dribble to Chris Smith | 53-59 |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Jimmy Tatum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Phillip O'Brien (PG), Marty Smallwood (SF), Charles Washington (C) Robbie Cieszynski, John Tom, Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Timothy Wolfe (C) Anthony Glover, Edward Moore | |
| 07:32 | Murray State | The jump hook by Lee Gardner is blocked by Charles Washington | 53-59 |
| 07:30 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Phillip O'Brien | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Phillip O'Brien (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Uribe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marty Smallwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Tatum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Carl Cespedes (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lee Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sessions (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Nance (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington is open and buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Phillip O'Brien | 55-59 |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Robert Sessions connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Carl Cespedes | 55-61 |
| 06:41 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |
| 06:40 | Murray State | Peter Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Peter Nance clanks a turnaround near the basket | 55-61 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe misses the tip | 55-61 |
| 06:09 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Dennis Uribe | 55-61 |
| 06:07 | Jacksonville State | Lee Gardner is called for the reach on Marty Smallwood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Gardner, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Martin Napoli (SG), John Tom (SF), Chris Smith (PF) Phillip O'Brien, Dennis Uribe, Marty Smallwood, Jimmy Tatum | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Thomas Koval (SG), Charles Lawson (SF), Edward Moore (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Carl Cespedes, Lee Gardner, Robert Sessions, Peter Nance, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 05:57 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington drills a runner in the paint set up by Martin Napoli and he's fouled by Charles Lawson - foul #2 on Charles Lawson, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 05:57 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:42 | Murray State | Charles Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 05:41 | Jacksonville State | Chris Smith gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:31 | Jacksonville State | Charles Lawson is called for the reach on John Tom - foul #3 on Charles Lawson, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs (PF) Charles Washington | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:31 | Jacksonville State | John Tom makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:31 | Jacksonville State | John Tom misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:31 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Martin Napoli steals the ball from Charles Lawson | 59-61 |
| 05:07 | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 05:05 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Edward Moore is hacked by Chris Smith - foul #2 on Chris Smith, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marty Smallwood (C) Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (SG), James Paul (PF) Charles Lawson, Edward Moore | |
| 04:32 | Murray State | Thomas Koval lays it up and in on a great pass from Mathew Hall | 59-63 |
| 04:08 | Jacksonville State | Marty Smallwood travels with the ball | 59-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG), Donald Ruder (SG), Jimmy Tatum (PF), Charles Washington (C) Virgil Turner, Martin Napoli, John Tom, Jimmie Gibbs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Robert Sessions (SF), Peter Nance (PF) Mathew Hall, Thomas Koval, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Peter Nance knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-65 |
| 03:37 | Jacksonville State | Marty Smallwood is open but misses the lay-in | 59-65 |
| 03:36 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington can't tip it in | 59-65 |
| 03:34 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder grabs the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 03:18 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-65 |
| 03:16 | Murray State | Anthony Glover gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Dennis Uribe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Ruder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marty Smallwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Tatum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Washington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Carl Cespedes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Glover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sessions (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Nance (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Paul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Murray State | James Paul connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Sessions and he's hacked by Charles Washington - foul #1 on Charles Washington, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Martin Napoli (SG), John Tom (SF), Chris Smith (PF) Donald Ruder, Marty Smallwood, Jimmy Tatum, Charles Washington | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Koval (SG), Charles Lawson (SF), Edward Moore (PF) Anthony Glover, Robert Sessions, Peter Nance | |
| 03:00 | Murray State | James Paul makes the free throw | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Carl Cespedes, James Paul | |
| 02:50 | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jimmy Tatum (PF), Charles Washington (C) Chris Smith, Dennis Uribe | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Gardner (SG) Thomas Koval | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Murray State | Edward Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Edward Moore, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Nance (PF) Edward Moore | |
| 02:13 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-68 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Peter Nance grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | Charles Lawson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-71 |
| 01:39 | Jacksonville State | John Tom misses the easy layup | 59-71 |
| 01:37 | Murray State | Charles Lawson pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Mathew Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 01:14 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 01:00 | Jacksonville State | Vyacheslav Divac takes the ball from Charles Washington | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Murray State | Charles Lawson misses the floater from the right side | 59-71 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac tips it but misses | 59-71 |
| 00:35 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington grabs the board | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Jacksonville State | Charles Washington misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range | 59-71 |
| 00:28 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:24 | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Mathew Hall runs out the clock | 59-71 |