| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Charles Payne (fresh) SG - Clarence Smalling (fresh) SF - Eddie Russell (fresh) PF - Michael Hey (fresh) C - Frederick Kim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clyde Weiner (fresh) SG - Samuel Lown (fresh) SF - Charles Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Bogard (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | John Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Murray State | Charles Smith's floater is knocked away by Frederick Kim | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Murray State | John Smith misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Charles Smith hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Morehead State | Frederick Kim misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Murray State | John Smith is hacked by Frederick Kim - foul #1 on Frederick Kim, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Michael Bogard misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Charles Smith hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell slams it home | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Morehead State | Frederick Kim gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling's pass is intercepted by Michael Bogard | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Kim | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Michael Bogard snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Murray State | Charles Smith's pass is intercepted by Charles Payne in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Morehead State | Charles Payne hits the finger roll | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Michael Bogard misses the dunk | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Frederick Kim | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Lown - foul #1 on Samuel Lown, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola (PG), David Archambault (SF), Jamie Shoemaker (PF), Colby Bailey (C) Charles Payne, Eddie Russell, Michael Hey, Frederick Kim | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Brown (PG), Andrew Taylor (SG), Scott Werner (SF), Whitney Gleason (PF), Danny Holthaus (C) Clyde Weiner, Samuel Lown, Charles Smith, Michael Bogard, John Smith | |
| 16:39 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Whitney Gleason | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Johnson (SG) Clarence Smalling | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:17 | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Holthaus and the foul's on David Archambault - foul #1 on David Archambault, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Bruce Loyola (fresh) SG - Harold Johnson (fresh) SF - David Archambault (fresh) PF - Jamie Shoemaker (fresh) C - Colby Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fresh) SG - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Werner (fresh) PF - Whitney Gleason (fresh) C - Danny Holthaus (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker is fouled on the floor by Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clyde Weiner (PG) Frank Brown | |
| 15:20 | Morehead State | Colby Bailey scores on a jumper from close range | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Johnson - foul #1 on Harold Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Payne (PG), Clarence Smalling (SG), Eddie Russell (SF), Michael Hey (PF), Brian Bachand (C) Bruce Loyola, Harold Johnson, David Archambault, Jamie Shoemaker, Colby Bailey | |
| Subs | Murray State | Samuel Lown (SG), Charles Smith (SF), Michael Bogard (PF), John Smith (C) Andrew Taylor, Scott Werner, Whitney Gleason, Danny Holthaus | |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Morehead State | Charles Payne is fouled on the floor by Michael Bogard - foul #1 on Michael Bogard, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frederick Kim (C) Brian Bachand | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:24 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell double dribbles | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Payne - foul #1 on Charles Payne, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 13:58 | Morehead State | Frederick Kim snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:45 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:43 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 7-9 |
| 13:26 | Murray State | Charles Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Samuel Lown grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Michael Bogard can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Eddie Russell - foul #1 on Eddie Russell, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola (PG), Harold Johnson (SG), David Archambault (SF), Jamie Shoemaker (PF), Brian Bachand (C) Charles Payne, Clarence Smalling, Eddie Russell, Michael Hey, Frederick Kim | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Brown (PG), Andrew Taylor (SG), Scott Werner (SF), Whitney Gleason (C) Clyde Weiner, Samuel Lown, Charles Smith, John Smith | |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Michael Bogard misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Michael Bogard misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:04 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Brian Bachand | 7-9 |
| 12:46 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:36 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor is fouled on the floor by Harold Johnson - foul #2 on Harold Johnson, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling (SG), Colby Bailey (C) Harold Johnson, Brian Bachand | |
| Subs | Murray State | Danny Holthaus (C) Michael Bogard | |
| 12:20 | Murray State | Scott Werner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:18 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:01 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling misses long on a runner from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 12:00 | Murray State | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Bruce Loyola (fresh) SG - Clarence Smalling (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Archambault (fairly fresh) PF - Jamie Shoemaker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Colby Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fresh) SG - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Werner (fresh) PF - Whitney Gleason (fresh) C - Danny Holthaus (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Murray State | Scott Werner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 11:45 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Holthaus | 9-9 |
| 11:39 | Murray State | Scott Werner misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 9-9 |
| 11:37 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 11:31 | Morehead State | Colby Bailey can't connect on a runner in the paint | 9-9 |
| 11:29 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Colby Bailey | 9-9 |
| 11:09 | Morehead State | David Archambault misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 11:08 | Morehead State | Colby Bailey tips it but misses | 9-9 |
| 11:06 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 10:47 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 10:45 | Murray State | Whitney Gleason grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 10:33 | Murray State | Frank Brown clanks a shot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 10:32 | Morehead State | Colby Bailey grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 10:18 | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 10:16 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor is hacked by Clarence Smalling in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Smalling, team foul #7 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Payne (PG), Eddie Russell (SF), Michael Hey (PF), Frederick Kim (C) Bruce Loyola, David Archambault, Jamie Shoemaker, Colby Bailey | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clyde Weiner (PG), Charles Smith (SF), Michael Bogard (PF), John Smith (C) Frank Brown, Scott Werner, Whitney Gleason, Danny Holthaus | |
| 10:16 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:16 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:16 | Morehead State | Frederick Kim snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 09:57 | Morehead State | Frederick Kim misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 09:55 | Murray State | Charles Smith grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 09:53 | Murray State | Clarence Smalling steps in front of the Charles Smith pass in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 09:42 | Morehead State | Frederick Kim drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Payne | 15-10 |
| 09:26 | Murray State | Michael Bogard loses the dribble to Frederick Kim | 15-10 |
| 09:20 | Morehead State | Clyde Weiner steals the ball from Eddie Russell | 15-10 |
| 09:16 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner lays it up and in | 15-12 |
| 08:54 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling misses short on a shot in the lane | 15-12 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Michael Bogard grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Michael Bogard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Kim - foul #2 on Frederick Kim, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola (SG), Orlando Gardner (SF), Jamie Shoemaker (PF), Brian Bachand (C) Clarence Smalling, Eddie Russell, Michael Hey, Frederick Kim | |
| Subs | Murray State | Samuel Lown (SG) Andrew Taylor | |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Michael Bogard makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Michael Bogard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:31 | Morehead State | Charles Payne is hacked by Clyde Weiner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clyde Weiner, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Whitney Gleason (PF) Michael Bogard | |
| 08:06 | Morehead State | Charles Payne misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 08:04 | Murray State | Samuel Lown gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner is hacked by Charles Payne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Payne, team foul #9 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling (SG) Charles Payne | |
| Subs | Murray State | Danny Holthaus (C) John Smith | |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:47 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 07:45 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Bruce Loyola (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Smalling (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Orlando Gardner (fresh) PF - Jamie Shoemaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Bachand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clyde Weiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Lown (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Whitney Gleason (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Holthaus (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Morehead State | Brian Bachand drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 06:56 | Murray State | Whitney Gleason can't tip it in | 18-16 |
| 06:55 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:41 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Whitney Gleason - foul #1 on Whitney Gleason, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eddie Russell (SF), Colby Bailey (C) Orlando Gardner, Brian Bachand | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Brown (PG), Scott Werner (SF), Michael Bogard (PF), John Smith (C) Clyde Weiner, Charles Smith, Whitney Gleason, Danny Holthaus | |
| 06:41 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:41 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | The jump hook by Michael Bogard is blocked by Colby Bailey | 20-16 |
| 06:29 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Colby Bailey | 20-16 |
| 06:12 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell loses the ball out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Archambault (PF) Jamie Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:50 | Murray State | David Archambault is called for the reach on Scott Werner - foul #2 on David Archambault, team foul #10 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Hey (PF) David Archambault | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Taylor (SG) Samuel Lown | |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Scott Werner makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Scott Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:50 | Morehead State | Colby Bailey gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:38 | Morehead State | Michael Hey scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Loyola | 22-17 |
| 05:34 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor is hacked by Clarence Smalling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Smalling, team foul #11 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker (SG) Clarence Smalling | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:34 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:34 | Murray State | Andrew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:21 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker's pass is intercepted by Scott Werner | 22-19 |
| 05:05 | Murray State | Scott Werner misses the easy layup | 22-19 |
| 05:03 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Jamie Shoemaker | 22-19 |
| 04:51 | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Hey | 24-19 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | John Smith is whistled for traveling | 24-19 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner (SF), Brian Bachand (C) Eddie Russell, Colby Bailey | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clyde Weiner (PG), Charles Smith (SF), Whitney Gleason (PF), Danny Holthaus (C) Frank Brown, Scott Werner, Michael Bogard, John Smith | |
| 04:18 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner's pass is intercepted by Jamie Shoemaker in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 03:58 | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola misses short on a shot from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 03:56 | Morehead State | Brian Bachand misses the tip | 24-19 |
| 03:54 | Murray State | Whitney Gleason grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 03:48 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Bruce Loyola (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Shoemaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Orlando Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Bachand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clyde Weiner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Whitney Gleason (fresh) 4 reb. C - Danny Holthaus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Jamie Shoemaker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 03:41 | Morehead State | Michael Hey hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 03:22 | Murray State | Orlando Gardner blocks the jumper by Whitney Gleason | 26-21 |
| 03:21 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Brian Bachand | 26-21 |
| 03:07 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner can't connect on a runner in the lane | 26-21 |
| 03:06 | Morehead State | Brian Bachand hits the follow up shot | 28-21 |
| 02:45 | Murray State | Charles Smith is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Clyde Weiner | 28-23 |
| 02:19 | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Payne (PG), Eddie Russell (SF), David Archambault (PF), Frederick Kim (C) Jamie Shoemaker, Orlando Gardner, Michael Hey, Brian Bachand | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Brown (PG), Samuel Lown (SG), Scott Werner (SF), Michael Bogard (PF), John Smith (C) Clyde Weiner, Andrew Taylor, Charles Smith, Whitney Gleason, Danny Holthaus | |
| 02:19 | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:19 | Morehead State | Bruce Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Scott Werner makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Samuel Lown and the foul's on Charles Payne - foul #3 on Charles Payne, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Johnson (PG), Clarence Smalling (SG) Charles Payne, Bruce Loyola | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Scott Werner makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:52 | Morehead State | Scott Werner takes the ball from Clarence Smalling | 30-26 |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Samuel Lown is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 30-26 |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | Harold Johnson grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 01:10 | Morehead State | Clarence Smalling knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-26 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Frederick Kim takes the ball from Samuel Lown | 33-26 |
| 00:39 | Morehead State | Samuel Lown steals it from Frederick Kim | 33-26 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Frank Brown lays it in set up by Samuel Lown | 33-28 |
| 00:32 | Morehead State | Harold Johnson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Colby Bailey (PF) David Archambault | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clyde Weiner (PG), Charles Smith (SF) Frank Brown, Scott Werner | |
| 00:23 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Samuel Lown | 33-31 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Clyde Weiner is called for the reach on Harold Johnson - foul #2 on Clyde Weiner, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Whitney Gleason (PF) Michael Bogard | |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Harold Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Harold Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Clyde Weiner is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-34 |