| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Long (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Moses Hamm (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin Marquis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Malloy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin is called for 10 seconds | 38-32 |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Gray | 38-34 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Travis Clark picks off the pass by Alvin Robertson in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | Murray State | Scott Gray banks in the layup set up by Travis Clark | 38-36 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Travis Clark scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Scott Gray | 38-39 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Starr - foul #1 on Edward Starr, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Daniels (C) Edward Starr | |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy lays it in on a great pass from Justin Marquis and the foul's on Moses Hamm - foul #2 on Moses Hamm, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (SG), William Clark (SF), Jeremy Moffitt (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Alvin Robertson, Clarence Long, Moses Hamm, Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (PG), Scott Doherty (SF) Justin Marquis, Scott Gray | |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May is hacked by Travis Clark - foul #2 on Travis Clark, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG) Thomas Hamlin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Les Hopp (SG), Charles Hayes (C) Travis Clark, Calvin Malloy | |
| 17:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Forster is called for the reach on Huang Chin - foul #3 on Michael Forster, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG) Michael Forster | |
| 17:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber hits a runner in the lane | 41-42 |
| 17:24 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson is hacked by Richard May - foul #3 on Richard May, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Clarence Long (SF), Steven Irwin (PF) Richard May, William Clark, Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Edward Starr (C) Anthony Johnson, Les Hopp, Scott Doherty, Charles Daniels | |
| 17:17 | Murray State | Randolph Huber picks off the pass by Justin Marquis | 41-42 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hayes - foul #2 on Charles Hayes, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG) Huang Chin | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson knocks in the shot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 16:47 | Murray State | Scott Gray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Marquis and he's hacked by Clarence Long - foul #1 on Clarence Long, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm (PF) Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Calvin Malloy (PF) Charles Hayes | |
| 16:47 | Murray State | Scott Gray misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin is hacked by Edward Starr - foul #2 on Edward Starr, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (C) Alvin Robertson, Clarence Long, Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Doherty (SF), Zoran Koualeski (C) Justin Marquis, Travis Clark, Scott Gray, Edward Starr | |
| 16:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:02 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Zoran Koualeski | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Moses Hamm (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Les Hopp (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Scott Doherty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Malloy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Zoran Koualeski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from William Clark | 45-44 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski misses long on a runner from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Moffitt | 45-44 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith is alone and drills a shot in the paint | 47-44 |
| 14:32 | Murray State | Thomas Hamlin picks off the pass by Anthony Johnson in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin lays it up and in | 49-44 |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Moffitt - foul #1 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Clarence Long (SF), Steven Irwin (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Thomas Hamlin, Jeremy Moffitt, William Clark, Moses Hamm, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Scott Gray (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Edward Starr (C) Anthony Johnson, Scott Doherty, Calvin Malloy, Zoran Koualeski | |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Les Hopp makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin is open and scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Randolph Huber | 51-45 |
| 13:46 | Murray State | Edward Starr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randolph Huber - foul #2 on Randolph Huber, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Travis Clark (SG) Les Hopp | |
| 13:46 | Murray State | Edward Starr misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:46 | Murray State | Edward Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (SG) Alvin Robertson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:12 | Murray State | Scott Gray misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Marquis steps in front of the Larry Pichardo pass in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 12:56 | Murray State | Larry Pichardo steals the ball from Edward Starr | 51-46 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket but the foul's on Justin Marquis - foul #1 on Justin Marquis, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm (PF) Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Scott Gray, Charles Daniels, Edward Starr | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:37 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 12:07 | Murray State | Michael Forster gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:47 | Murray State | Michael Forster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 11:45 | Murray State | Charles Hayes grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard May (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Moses Hamm (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin Marquis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Forster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Malloy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Murray State | Charles Hayes knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Clark | 52-48 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Malloy is called for the reach on Larry Pichardo - foul #2 on Calvin Malloy, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (PF), Steven Irwin (C) Richard May, Moses Hamm, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Zoran Koualeski (C) Justin Marquis, Travis Clark, Michael Forster, Calvin Malloy, Charles Hayes | |
| 11:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:49 | Murray State | Les Hopp drills a shot from the right side | 54-50 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Daniels takes the ball from Alvin Robertson in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Charles Daniels banks in the layup on a nice dish by Les Hopp | 54-52 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Pichardo | 57-52 |
| 10:02 | Murray State | Scott Gray misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Alvin Robertson, Clarence Long, Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Scott Doherty (PF), Edward Starr (C) Anthony Johnson, Les Hopp, Charles Daniels, Zoran Koualeski | |
| 09:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Scott Doherty can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG) Larry Pichardo | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Scott Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Scott Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Starr - foul #3 on Edward Starr, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber (C) Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (PG), Charles Hayes (PF) Justin Marquis, Scott Gray | |
| 09:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:48 | Murray State | Travis Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 08:46 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Starr | 59-54 |
| 08:36 | Murray State | Scott Doherty misses the easy layup | 59-54 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Travis Clark steals the ball from Thomas Hamlin | 59-54 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | William Clark is called for the reach on Travis Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), Alvin Robertson (SF), Moses Hamm (PF), Steven Irwin (C) Richard May, William Clark, Daniel Smith, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Les Hopp (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF), Zoran Koualeski (C) Michael Forster, Scott Doherty, Charles Hayes, Edward Starr | |
| 08:03 | Murray State | Travis Clark misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin tips it in | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) SF - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Moses Hamm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Steven Irwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Les Hopp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Malloy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Zoran Koualeski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Les Hopp drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Travis Clark | 61-57 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson is hacked by Les Hopp - foul #2 on Les Hopp, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Clarence Long (SF), Jeremy Moffitt (PF) Thomas Hamlin, Huang Chin, Moses Hamm | |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Gray (SF), Charles Daniels (PF) Travis Clark, Calvin Malloy | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (PG), Huang Chin (SG), Randolph Huber (C) Larry Pichardo, Alvin Robertson, Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Calvin Malloy (PF), Edward Starr (C) Anthony Johnson, Les Hopp, Charles Daniels, Zoran Koualeski | |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-57 |
| 06:07 | Murray State | Edward Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Travis Clark clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jeremy Moffitt - foul #2 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Huang Chin, Clarence Long, Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (SF), Scott Doherty (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Scott Gray, Calvin Malloy, Edward Starr | |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Travis Clark misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Randolph Huber, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Les Hopp (SG) Travis Clark | |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Michael Forster is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG) Richard May | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Smith and the foul's on Justin Marquis - foul #2 on Justin Marquis, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm (PF) Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Scott Gray (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF), Charles Daniels (C) Justin Marquis, Michael Forster, Scott Doherty, Charles Hayes | |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Scott Gray hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Moses Hamm - foul #3 on Moses Hamm, team foul #11 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Huang Chin (SG), Clarence Long (SF), Steven Irwin (C) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, William Clark, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Travis Clark (SG) Les Hopp | |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Scott Gray makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Scott Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Daniels steals it from Steven Irwin | 67-62 |
| 04:01 | Murray State | Charles Daniels hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Gray | 67-64 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Huang Chin and the foul's on Charles Daniels - foul #2 on Charles Daniels, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Randolph Huber (C) Huang Chin, Clarence Long, Moses Hamm | |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Michael Forster (SG), Edward Starr (C) Anthony Johnson, Travis Clark, Charles Daniels | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard May (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) PF - Steven Irwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin Marquis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Forster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Calvin Malloy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Justin Marquis is hacked by Larry Pichardo - foul #4 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark (SF) Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Doherty (SF), Charles Hayes (PF) Scott Gray, Calvin Malloy | |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Justin Marquis misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Justin Marquis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo scores on a floater in the paint set up by William Clark | 72-65 |
| 02:53 | Murray State | Scott Doherty lays it in on a great pass from Edward Starr | 72-67 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG) Richard May | |
| Subs | Murray State | Calvin Malloy (PF) Charles Hayes | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is hacked by Justin Marquis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Marquis, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin (PF) Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm (PF) Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Travis Clark (SG), Scott Gray (SF) Michael Forster, Scott Doherty | |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Edward Starr is fouled on the floor by Larry Pichardo - foul #5 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG) Larry Pichardo | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Edward Starr makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Edward Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Calvin Malloy - foul #3 on Calvin Malloy, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Travis Clark gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:49 | Murray State | William Clark steals it from Scott Gray | 74-69 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long (SF) William Clark | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy loses the dribble to Thomas Hamlin | 74-69 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin makes the runner from close range | 76-69 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Marquis | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Moses Hamm is blocked by Scott Gray | 76-71 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Edward Starr snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Justin Marquis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Marquis - foul #4 on Justin Marquis, team foul #15 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (PG), Randolph Huber (C) Thomas Hamlin, Moses Hamm | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Justin Marquis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Gray | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May is hacked by Justin Marquis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Marquis, team foul #16 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (PG) Justin Marquis | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Edward Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Travis Clark clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-74 |