| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Hobbs (fresh) SG - Bernie Czarnecki (fresh) SF - Scott Segura (fresh) PF - Joseph Schoenfeld (fresh) C - Joseph Collins (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 | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Murray State | Peter Nance can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Joseph Collins steals the ball from Mathew Hall | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Morehead State | Scott Segura's layup is rejected by Peter Nance | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | Lee Gardner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Scott Segura picks off the pass by Mathew Hall in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Divac - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Divac, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Murray State | Mathew Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Schoenfeld | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | Peter Nance grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Murray State | Peter Nance drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Sessions | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Morehead State | Scott Segura pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Morehead State | Mathew Hall is called for the reach on Craig Hobbs - foul #1 on Mathew Hall, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Lawrence Collins (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Cory Morton (C) Craig Hobbs, Bernie Czarnecki, Scott Segura, Joseph Schoenfeld, Joseph Collins | |
| 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 | |
| 17:33 | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Morehead State | Cory Morton hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Murray State | Anthony Glover buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Lawson | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Charles Lawson - foul #1 on Charles Lawson, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Koval (SG) Anthony Glover | |
| 17:01 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:45 | Murray State | Charles Lawson knocks in the floater from the left block | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | Morehead State | Irving Mullen's pass is intercepted by Edward Moore | 6-6 |
| 16:16 | Murray State | Thomas Koval throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Todd Judd (SG), Scott Segura (SF), Robert Whitney (PF), Joseph Collins (C) Charles Kochmanski, Lawrence Collins, Irving Mullen, Anthony Osterhout, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Robert Sessions (SF), Peter Nance (PF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Carl Cespedes, Charles Lawson, Edward Moore, James Paul | |
| 16:12 | Morehead State | Todd Judd is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Nance - foul #1 on Peter Nance, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Morehead State | Todd Judd is open but misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Whitney | 6-6 |
| 15:43 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins is open but misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 15:41 | Murray State | Thomas Koval gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Hobbs (fresh) SG - Todd Judd (fresh) SF - Scott Segura (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Whitney (fresh) C - Joseph Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Koval (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Sessions (tiring) PF - Peter Nance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Todd Judd steps in front of the Thomas Koval pass | 6-6 |
| 15:31 | Morehead State | Thomas Koval is called for the reach on Todd Judd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Koval, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld (PF) Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (PG), Lee Gardner (SG) Mathew Hall, Thomas Koval | |
| 15:23 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Todd Judd | 8-6 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Peter Nance misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:01 | Morehead State | Scott Segura gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:57 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld misses the floater from the left block | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Peter Nance | 8-6 |
| 14:32 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe is whistled for a carry | 8-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Cory Morton (C) Craig Hobbs, Todd Judd, Scott Segura, Joseph Schoenfeld, Robert Whitney | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Charles Lawson (SF), Edward Moore (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Anthony Glover, Robert Sessions, Peter Nance, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 14:24 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 14:23 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 14:22 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:19 | Murray State | Charles Lawson's pass is intercepted by Irving Mullen in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 14:11 | Morehead State | Edward Moore swats the shot by Charles Kochmanski | 8-6 |
| 14:10 | Morehead State | Cory Morton tips it back up and in | 10-6 |
| 14:03 | Murray State | Bernie Czarnecki steals the ball from Charles Lawson in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 14:02 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski misses the dunk attempt | 10-6 |
| 14:00 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| 13:42 | Murray State | Lee Gardner loses the ball out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Lawrence Collins (SG), Scott Segura (SF), Joseph Schoenfeld (PF) Charles Kochmanski, Bernie Czarnecki, Irving Mullen, Anthony Osterhout | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Thomas Koval (SG) Mathew Hall, Lee Gardner | |
| 13:40 | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 13:26 | Murray State | Thomas Koval makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Cory Morton - foul #1 on Cory Morton, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Collins (C) Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (SG), James Paul (C) Charles Lawson, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 13:26 | Murray State | Thomas Koval makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:09 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld can't finish the uncontested layup | 12-9 |
| 13:07 | Murray State | Edward Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Carl Cespedes's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Schoenfeld | 12-9 |
| 12:45 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Scott Segura | 12-9 |
| 12:40 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Anthony Glover - foul #1 on Anthony Glover, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Cory Morton (C) Craig Hobbs, Lawrence Collins, Scott Segura, Joseph Schoenfeld, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Lee Gardner (SG), Charles Lawson (SF), Peter Nance (PF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Carl Cespedes, Anthony Glover, Thomas Koval, Edward Moore, James Paul | |
| 12:35 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout can't finish the layup | 12-9 |
| 12:33 | Murray State | Charles Lawson grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:31 | Murray State | Mathew Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 12:26 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernie Czarnecki | 14-9 |
| 12:10 | Murray State | Mathew Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:08 | Morehead State | Cory Morton snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:02 | Morehead State | Vyacheslav Divac takes the ball from Anthony Osterhout | 14-9 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | The jump hook by Charles Lawson is blocked by Cory Morton | 14-9 |
| 11:49 | Murray State | Vyacheslav Divac snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 11:37 | Murray State | Charles Lawson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Charles Kochmanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernie Czarnecki (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Irving Mullen (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Osterhout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Morton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (tiring) SG - Lee Gardner (tired) SF - Charles Lawson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Peter Nance (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vyacheslav Divac (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 11:12 | Morehead State | Cory Morton misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 11:11 | Murray State | Charles Lawson grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Peter Nance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Lawrence Collins (SG), Scott Segura (SF), Joseph Schoenfeld (PF), Joseph Collins (C) Charles Kochmanski, Bernie Czarnecki, Irving Mullen, Anthony Osterhout, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (PG), Thomas Koval (SG), Robert Sessions (SF), Edward Moore (PF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Mathew Hall, Lee Gardner, Charles Lawson, Peter Nance, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 11:00 | Morehead State | The short jumper by Craig Hobbs is denied by Timothy Wolfe | 14-12 |
| 10:59 | Murray State | Thomas Koval pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | Murray State | Thomas Koval drills a floater in the lane | 14-14 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 10:17 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Collins | 14-14 |
| 10:05 | Morehead State | Scott Segura banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Hobbs | 16-14 |
| 10:02 | Murray State | Thomas Koval is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Segura - foul #1 on Scott Segura, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Todd Judd (SG), Robert Whitney (PF) Lawrence Collins, Joseph Schoenfeld | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Peter Nance (PF), James Paul (C) Thomas Koval, Edward Moore, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 09:52 | Murray State | Robert Sessions misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 09:51 | Morehead State | Todd Judd pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:36 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs misses short on an open fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Paul - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Cory Morton (C) Scott Segura, Robert Whitney, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Gardner (SG), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Anthony Glover, James Paul | |
| 09:36 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:36 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | Robert Sessions hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-14 |
| 09:16 | Morehead State | Cory Morton gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:03 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout slams it home on a great pass from Craig Hobbs and the foul's on Vyacheslav Divac - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Divac, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki (SG) Todd Judd | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Thomas Koval (SG), Charles Lawson (SF), Edward Moore (PF), James Paul (C) Carl Cespedes, Lee Gardner, Robert Sessions, Peter Nance, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 09:03 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Thomas Koval is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Koval, team foul #9 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Gardner (SG) Thomas Koval | |
| 08:54 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Irving Mullen | 23-14 |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Craig Hobbs is called for the reach on Mathew Hall - foul #1 on Craig Hobbs, team foul #3 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Scott Segura (SF), Robert Whitney (PF) Craig Hobbs, Irving Mullen, Anthony Osterhout | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (SG) Lee Gardner | |
| 08:24 | Murray State | Edward Moore knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 08:14 | Morehead State | Scott Segura hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Kochmanski | 25-16 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Edward Moore blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Kochmanski - foul #1 on Charles Kochmanski, team foul #4 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Lawrence Collins (SG), Joseph Schoenfeld (PF), Joseph Collins (C) Charles Kochmanski, Bernie Czarnecki, Robert Whitney, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Robert Sessions (SF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Mathew Hall, Anthony Glover, James Paul | |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Edward Moore makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Edward Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:42 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins clanks a jumper from close range | 25-18 |
| 07:41 | Morehead State | Scott Segura grabs the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 07:36 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-18 |
| 07:35 | Murray State | Charles Lawson pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Hobbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Collins (fresh) SF - Scott Segura (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Schoenfeld (tiring) 2 blk. C - Joseph Collins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Carl Cespedes (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Lawson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Sessions (tired) PF - Edward Moore (tired) 4 pts. C - Timothy Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Murray State | Robert Sessions hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 07:24 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:22 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs is hacked by Robert Sessions in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Sessions, team foul #10 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF) Scott Segura, Joseph Schoenfeld | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Lee Gardner (SG), Peter Nance (PF) Carl Cespedes, Charles Lawson, Edward Moore | |
| 07:22 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:22 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Robert Sessions gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Robert Sessions connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Lee Gardner | 26-20 |
| 06:57 | Morehead State | Mathew Hall takes the ball from Craig Hobbs in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Lee Gardner lays it in set up by Mathew Hall | 26-22 |
| 06:45 | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-22 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Todd Judd (PG), Charles Kochmanski (SF), Cory Morton (C) Craig Hobbs, Irving Mullen, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Charles Lawson (SF), James Paul (C) Mathew Hall, Robert Sessions, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 06:22 | Murray State | Peter Nance comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 06:20 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to James Paul | 28-22 |
| 06:00 | Murray State | Charles Lawson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Judd - foul #1 on Todd Judd, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Robert Whitney (PF) Todd Judd, Lawrence Collins, Anthony Osterhout | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Anthony Glover (SG), Edward Moore (PF) Carl Cespedes, Lee Gardner, Peter Nance | |
| 06:00 | Murray State | Charles Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:00 | Murray State | Charles Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:57 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski is hacked by Mathew Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mathew Hall, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG), Robert Sessions (SF) Mathew Hall, Charles Lawson | |
| 05:57 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:57 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | James Paul misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 29-24 |
| 05:49 | Morehead State | Cory Morton gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:44 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki is fouled on the floor by Robert Sessions - foul #2 on Robert Sessions, team foul #12 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG) Charles Kochmanski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Lawson (SF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Robert Sessions, James Paul | |
| 05:44 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:44 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:28 | Murray State | Carl Cespedes can't connect on a floater from the left side | 31-24 |
| 05:27 | Murray State | Anthony Glover grabs the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 05:10 | Murray State | Anthony Glover is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Scott Segura (SF), Joseph Schoenfeld (PF), Joseph Collins (C) Irving Mullen, Robert Whitney, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Peter Nance (PF) Edward Moore | |
| 05:08 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins is hacked by Timothy Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Wolfe, team foul #13 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Gardner (SG) Anthony Glover | |
| 05:08 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:08 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | Peter Nance is hacked by Joseph Schoenfeld in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Schoenfeld, team foul #6 | 33-24 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Carl Cespedes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 04:44 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 04:38 | Morehead State | Scott Segura's pass is intercepted by Lee Gardner | 33-24 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Lee Gardner lays it up and in | 33-26 |
| 04:32 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Cespedes - foul #1 on Carl Cespedes, team foul #14 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Todd Judd (SG), Charles Kochmanski (SF), Cory Morton (C) Bernie Czarnecki, Scott Segura, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (SG), James Paul (C) Lee Gardner, Timothy Wolfe | |
| 04:32 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:32 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:14 | Murray State | Anthony Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Scott Segura (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF) Craig Hobbs, Joseph Schoenfeld | |
| Subs | Murray State | Edward Moore (PF) Peter Nance | |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Cory Morton is hacked by James Paul - foul #2 on James Paul, team foul #15 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Lawrence Collins (SG), Irving Mullen (SF) Charles Kochmanski, Todd Judd, Scott Segura | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mathew Hall (PG), Thomas Koval (SG), Robert Sessions (SF), Vyacheslav Divac (C) Carl Cespedes, Anthony Glover, Charles Lawson, James Paul | |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Cory Morton makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Cory Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Mathew Hall can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 03:21 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout grabs the board | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Hobbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving Mullen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Osterhout (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Morton (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Mathew Hall (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Koval (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Sessions (tired) 2 pts. PF - Edward Moore (tired) 4 pts. C - Vyacheslav Divac (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Robert Sessions is called for the reach on Irving Mullen - foul #3 on Robert Sessions, team foul #16 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Whitney (PF), Joseph Collins (C) Anthony Osterhout, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Gardner (SG), Peter Nance (PF) Robert Sessions, Edward Moore | |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Irving Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Irving Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | Thomas Koval makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 02:41 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Collins | 41-29 |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Mathew Hall is hacked by Craig Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Hobbs, team foul #7 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Scott Segura (SF), Joseph Schoenfeld (PF) Craig Hobbs, Lawrence Collins, Irving Mullen, Robert Whitney | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Mathew Hall makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Mathew Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 02:37 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Koval - foul #3 on Thomas Koval, team foul #17 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Lawson (SF) Thomas Koval | |
| 02:37 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 02:37 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:24 | Murray State | Lee Gardner is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Divac | 42-33 |
| 02:05 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Divac - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Divac, team foul #18 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Todd Judd (SG) Charles Kochmanski, Bernie Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Glover (SG), Edward Moore (PF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Lee Gardner, Peter Nance, Vyacheslav Divac | |
| 02:05 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 02:05 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 02:03 | Murray State | Charles Lawson's pass is intercepted by Todd Judd in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 01:53 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs is open but misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 01:51 | Morehead State | Scott Segura tips it home | 45-33 |
| 01:33 | Murray State | Edward Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Cory Morton (C) Todd Judd, Joseph Schoenfeld, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Paul (C) Timothy Wolfe | |
| 01:20 | Morehead State | Scott Segura is open but can't throw it down | 45-33 |
| 01:18 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Bernie Czarnecki | 45-33 |
| 01:02 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout misses short on a turnaround from close range | 45-33 |
| 01:01 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Charles Lawson | 45-33 |
| 00:58 | Murray State | Anthony Glover is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Glover, team foul #19 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Lawrence Collins (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Robert Whitney (PF) Craig Hobbs, Bernie Czarnecki, Scott Segura, Anthony Osterhout | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Gardner (SG), Peter Nance (PF), Timothy Wolfe (C) Anthony Glover, Edward Moore, James Paul | |
| 00:53 | Morehead State | Cory Morton is open and buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Charles Kochmanski | 47-33 |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Irving Mullen steps in front of the Peter Nance pass | 47-33 |
| 00:37 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Cespedes (PG) Mathew Hall | |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Carl Cespedes and he's fouled by Cory Morton - foul #2 on Cory Morton, team foul #8 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Todd Judd (SG) Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Timothy Wolfe makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Cory Morton is open and scores on a turnaround from close range | 49-36 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Carl Cespedes misses short on a fullcourt shot | 49-36 |