| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Hartsfield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Malcom (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Chisolm (fresh) 4 pts. C - Danny Holthaus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Christopher Graham inbounds the ball | 48-26 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm is fouled on the floor by Richard Stevenson - foul #3 on Richard Stevenson, team foul #1 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SF) Richard Stevenson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 19:36 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Hartsfield - foul #3 on Steven Hartsfield, team foul #2 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Karl Boucher (C) Steven Hartsfield | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 19:36 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm misses the 1st free throw | 48-26 |
| 19:36 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm misses the 2nd free throw | 48-26 |
| 19:36 | Samford | The rebound goes to Karl Boucher | 48-26 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:23 | Samford | Karl Boucher is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-26 |
| 19:11 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm lays it in on a great pass from Frank Brown | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 18:45 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio is fouled on the floor by Anthony Malcom - foul #2 on Anthony Malcom, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Stephen Moore is fouled on the floor by Brian Chisolm - foul #1 on Brian Chisolm, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-28 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Stephen Moore grabs the offensive board | 48-28 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Michael Sowell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-28 |
| 17:34 | Murray State | Michael Marcantonio is called for the reach on Danny Holthaus - foul #2 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #3 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Samford | John Herman (C) Stephen Moore | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:12 | Murray State | Frank Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Christopher Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 17:01 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Graham | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 16:40 | Samford | John Herman travels with the ball | 51-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Clarence Yamamoto (SF), Wesley Flowers (C) Michael Marcantonio, Michael Sowell, Karl Boucher | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:31 | Murray State | Christopher Graham is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Graham, team foul #3 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Stephen Moore (PF) Wesley Flowers | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:09 | Samford | John Herman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-30 |
| 16:07 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus gets the rebound | 51-30 |
| 15:50 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom misses the dunk attempt | 51-30 |
| 15:48 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm snags the offensive board | 51-30 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Herman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Malcom (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Chisolm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Danny Holthaus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Murray State | Terry Langston steals the ball from Christopher Graham | 51-30 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Stuart Richardson banks in the layup set up by Terry Langston | 53-30 |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm can't finish the layup | 53-30 |
| 15:15 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto grabs the board | 53-30 |
| 14:51 | Samford | Stuart Richardson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Chisolm - foul #2 on Brian Chisolm, team foul #4 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Karl Boucher (PF), Steven Hartsfield (C) Terry Langston, Clarence Yamamoto, Stephen Moore, John Herman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (SG) Anthony Malcom | |
| 14:51 | Samford | Stuart Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 14:51 | Samford | Stuart Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-30 |
| 14:42 | Murray State | Cecil Clement comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-30 |
| 14:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Stuart Richardson | 55-30 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Karl Boucher makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Marcantonio | 58-30 |
| 14:08 | Murray State | Christopher Graham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-30 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Karl Boucher gets the rebound | 58-30 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Danny Holthaus is called for the reach on Steven Hartsfield - foul #3 on Danny Holthaus, team foul #5 | 58-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SG) Stuart Richardson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:45 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Chisolm - foul #3 on Brian Chisolm, team foul #6 | 58-30 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio makes the 1st free throw | 59-30 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses the 2nd free throw | 59-30 |
| 13:45 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm grabs the defensive rebound | 59-30 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | Cecil Clement makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Brown and he's fouled by Michael Sowell - foul #1 on Michael Sowell, team foul #4 | 59-32 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | Cecil Clement makes the free throw | 59-33 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Cecil Clement steals it from Steven Hartsfield | 59-33 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-33 |
| 12:45 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield grabs the defensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 12:40 | Samford | A charge is called on Richard Stevenson - foul #4 on Richard Stevenson, team foul #5 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Stephen Moore (PF) Richard Stevenson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (SG) Cecil Clement | |
| 12:31 | Murray State | Frank Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-33 |
| 12:29 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Frank Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-33 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus grabs the offensive board | 59-33 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Karl Boucher denies the turnaround by Brian Chisolm | 59-33 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Stephen Moore snags the defensive board | 59-33 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Karl Boucher and the foul's on Anthony Malcom - foul #3 on Anthony Malcom, team foul #7 | 61-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Stuart Richardson (SG), Clarence Yamamoto (SF) Michael Marcantonio, Michael Sowell, Karl Boucher | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dale Parsons (PF) Brian Chisolm | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the free throw | 62-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Hartsfield (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Malcom (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Graham (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dale Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Holthaus (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Murray State | Steven Hartsfield steps in front of the Dale Parsons pass | 62-33 |
| 11:00 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 62-33 |
| 10:59 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Moore | 62-33 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 62-33 |
| 10:41 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield grabs the offensive rebound | 62-33 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 62-33 |
| 10:25 | Murray State | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 62-33 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | Terry Langston takes the ball from Dale Parsons | 62-33 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Stuart Richardson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 64-33 |
| 09:53 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus's floater is knocked away by Stephen Moore | 64-33 |
| 09:51 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus grabs the offensive rebound | 64-33 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-33 |
| 09:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steven Hartsfield | 64-33 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Stuart Richardson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Hartsfield | 67-33 |
| 09:13 | Murray State | Frank Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Danny Holthaus | 67-36 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stuart Richardson | 70-36 |
| 08:36 | Murray State | Dale Parsons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-36 |
| 08:34 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus snags the offensive board | 70-36 |
| 08:16 | Murray State | Christopher Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-36 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus grabs the offensive rebound | 70-36 |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Dale Parsons misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 70-36 |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Dale Parsons grabs the offensive rebound | 70-36 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Dale Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (PG), Karl Boucher (SF), John Herman (PF), Wesley Flowers (C) Stuart Richardson, Clarence Yamamoto, Stephen Moore, Steven Hartsfield | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (PG), Ramon Rodriguez (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), Xing-Fu Wang (C) Frank Brown, Anthony Malcom, Christopher Graham, Danny Holthaus | |
| 07:45 | Samford | Michael Sowell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-36 |
| 07:44 | Murray State | Dale Parsons grabs the board | 70-36 |
| 07:37 | Murray State | John Herman denies the turnaround by Dale Parsons | 70-36 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Michael Sowell grabs the defensive rebound | 70-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Sowell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Terry Langston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Karl Boucher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - John Herman (fresh) C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cecil Clement (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ramon Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Dale Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Samford | Michael Sowell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-36 |
| 07:21 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Langston | 70-36 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Michael Sowell is fouled on the floor by Juan Gonzalez - foul #1 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 70-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyler Plummer (SF) Dale Parsons | |
| 07:03 | Samford | Michael Sowell makes the 1st free throw | 71-36 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Michael Sowell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-36 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Tyler Plummer | 72-38 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Wesley Flowers blows the layup but he's fouled by Ramon Rodriguez - foul #1 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 72-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto (SG) Terry Langston | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 06:24 | Samford | Wesley Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 73-38 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Wesley Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-38 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Cecil Clement makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ramon Rodriguez | 74-41 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Michael Sowell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Juan Gonzalez - foul #2 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #10 | 74-41 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Michael Sowell makes the 1st free throw | 75-41 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Michael Sowell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-41 |
| 05:33 | Murray State | Cecil Clement hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-41 |
| 05:31 | Samford | John Herman grabs the board | 76-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Tyler Plummer takes the ball from Michael Sowell | 76-41 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Cecil Clement banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tyler Plummer | 76-43 |
| 04:47 | Samford | John Herman is denied on a layup by Juan Gonzalez | 76-43 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Tyler Plummer | 76-43 |
| 04:38 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer misses the 3 from the right corner | 76-43 |
| 04:36 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez gets the offensive rebound | 76-43 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang is whistled for a carry | 76-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (SG) Wesley Flowers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dale Parsons (PF) Tyler Plummer | |
| 04:14 | Samford | Michael Sowell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-43 |
| 04:02 | Murray State | Dale Parsons buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ramon Rodriguez | 76-45 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Murray State | Dale Parsons hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on John Herman - foul #1 on John Herman, team foul #6 | 76-47 |
| 03:41 | Murray State | Dale Parsons misses the free throw | 76-47 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Karl Boucher grabs the defensive rebound | 76-47 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Xing-Fu Wang takes the ball from Clarence Yamamoto | 76-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Sowell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Terry Langston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Yamamoto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Boucher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - John Herman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cecil Clement (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ramon Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Parsons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Wang (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang makes the runner from close range set up by Juan Gonzalez and he's fouled by Terry Langston - foul #2 on Terry Langston, team foul #7 | 76-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyler Plummer (SG) Ramon Rodriguez | |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang makes the free throw | 76-50 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Michael Sowell clanks a floater from the left side | 76-50 |
| 02:43 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Yamamoto | 76-50 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Michael Sowell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez grabs the board | 76-50 |
| 02:00 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-53 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto loses the dribble to Cecil Clement | 76-53 |
| 01:23 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang misses long on a jumper from close range | 76-53 |
| 01:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Sowell | 76-53 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Sowell | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer is fouled on the floor by Michael Sowell - foul #2 on Michael Sowell, team foul #8 | 79-53 |
| 00:52 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 00:52 | Murray State | Tyler Plummer misses the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Karl Boucher snags the defensive board | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Samford | Terry Langston can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Xing-Fu Wang - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Wang, team foul #11 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez (SG) Tyler Plummer | |
| 00:32 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 81-54 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Dale Parsons knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Gonzalez | 81-56 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Terry Langston runs out the clock | 81-56 |