| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) SG - Harold Quill (fresh) SF - Cory Schantz (fresh) PF - Peter Keating (fresh) C - Rex Saunders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Al Loyola (fresh) SG - Max Chambers (fresh) SF - Randy Marshall (fresh) PF - Todd Davis (fresh) C - James Chang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama A&M | James Chang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Alabama A&M | James Chang buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Max Chambers | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Murray State | Harold Quill clanks a jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Murray State | Rex Saunders hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola is hacked by Donald Schwartz - foul #1 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Alabama A&M | James Chang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Murray State | Harold Quill snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Cory Schantz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Marshall - foul #1 on Randy Marshall, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall misses short on a shot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall tips it in | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Murray State | Harold Quill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Todd Davis | 4-7 |
| 17:48 | Murray State | Cory Schantz comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 17:46 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:40 | Alabama A&M | Harold Quill steps in front of the Al Loyola pass | 4-7 |
| 17:35 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz lays it in on a great pass from Harold Quill | 6-7 |
| 17:21 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 17:20 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 17:11 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola scores on a jumper from the right side | 6-9 |
| 16:53 | Murray State | Cory Schantz is fouled on the floor by Randy Marshall - foul #2 on Randy Marshall, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Schindler (PG), Brandon Clark (SF), John Breedlove (PF) Al Loyola, Randy Marshall, Todd Davis | |
| 16:42 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 16:40 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:17 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark misses short on a floater from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 16:16 | Murray State | Peter Keating gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:09 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz makes the floater from the right wing set up by Peter Keating | 8-9 |
| 15:58 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:57 | Murray State | Rex Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Quill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cory Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Keating (fairly fresh) C - Rex Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - John Schindler (fresh) SG - Max Chambers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Clark (fresh) PF - John Breedlove (fresh) C - James Chang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Murray State | James Chang swats the layup by Cory Schantz | 8-9 |
| 15:38 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:18 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Keating | 8-9 |
| 15:17 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove tips it home | 8-11 |
| 15:01 | Murray State | Peter Keating is fouled on the floor by John Breedlove - foul #1 on John Breedlove, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF), James Griggs (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Donald Schwartz, Harold Quill, Cory Schantz, Peter Keating, Rex Saunders | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola (PG), Robert Barth (SG), Todd Davis (PF), Thomas Robert (C) Max Chambers, Brandon Clark, John Breedlove, James Chang | |
| 14:51 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt can't tip it in | 8-11 |
| 14:47 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to James Griggs | 8-11 |
| 14:33 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett's pass is intercepted by Todd Davis | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Alabama A&M | Richard Guiterrez steals the ball from Thomas Robert | 8-11 |
| 14:15 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Guiterrez | 10-11 |
| 14:03 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edwin Ehrlich (SG) John Schindler | |
| 13:56 | Murray State | James Griggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Schantz (PG) Richard Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 13:28 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola is fouled on the floor by Michael Hardnett - foul #1 on Michael Hardnett, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark (SF), James Chang (C) Edwin Ehrlich, Thomas Robert | |
| 13:12 | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:10 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Brandon Clark - foul #1 on Brandon Clark, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Rex Saunders (C) Cory Schantz, Jeremy Townsend | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers (SG) Al Loyola | |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:41 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:40 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:31 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 12:29 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:11 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:10 | Alabama A&M | James Chang grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Alabama A&M | Robert Barth is hacked by Robert Wyatt - foul #1 on Robert Wyatt, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (SG), Cory Schantz (SF), Peter Keating (PF) Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edwin Ehrlich (PG), John Schindler (SF), John Breedlove (PF) Robert Barth, Brandon Clark, Todd Davis | |
| 11:50 | Alabama A&M | Edwin Ehrlich misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 11:48 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Peter Keating | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Quill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cory Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Keating (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rex Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Edwin Ehrlich (fresh) SG - Max Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Schindler (fresh) PF - John Breedlove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Murray State | John Breedlove takes the ball from Donald Schwartz | 13-11 |
| 11:19 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:17 | Murray State | Cory Schantz pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:52 | Murray State | Cory Schantz misses the turnaround from the right block | 13-11 |
| 10:51 | Alabama A&M | James Chang snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:40 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler is hacked by Cory Schantz - foul #1 on Cory Schantz, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Hardnett (SF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Donald Schwartz, Rex Saunders | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola (PG), Brandon Clark (SF), Thomas Robert (C) Edwin Ehrlich, Max Chambers, James Chang | |
| 10:32 | Alabama A&M | Cory Schantz steals it from John Breedlove | 13-11 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses short on a floater from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 10:12 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:56 | Alabama A&M | Thomas Robert blows the layup | 13-11 |
| 09:55 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler snags the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 09:44 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Peter Keating - foul #1 on Peter Keating, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG), James Griggs (PF) Harold Quill, Peter Keating | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers (SG), James Chang (C) Brandon Clark, Thomas Robert | |
| 09:44 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | James Griggs's pass is intercepted by Max Chambers | 13-14 |
| 09:09 | Alabama A&M | James Chang clanks a jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 09:08 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 08:43 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Max Chambers, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Rex Saunders (C) Cory Schantz, Jeremy Townsend | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark (SF), Todd Davis (PF) John Schindler, John Breedlove | |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Al Loyola - foul #1 on Al Loyola, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:14 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Wyatt - foul #2 on Robert Wyatt, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (SG), Peter Keating (PF) Robert Wyatt, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Robert Barth (PG) Al Loyola | |
| 08:14 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:14 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:14 | Murray State | Rex Saunders gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 08:00 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 07:55 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark blows the layup | 15-14 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz makes the floater from the right side | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Quill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Keating (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rex Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Robert Barth (fresh) SG - Max Chambers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Clark (fresh) PF - Todd Davis (fresh) C - James Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Alabama A&M | Robert Barth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Schantz (SF) Michael Hardnett | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edwin Ehrlich (SG), John Schindler (SF), Thomas Robert (C) Max Chambers, Brandon Clark, James Chang | |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Harold Quill's pass is intercepted by Edwin Ehrlich | 17-14 |
| 07:05 | Alabama A&M | Edwin Ehrlich blows the layup | 17-14 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | Rex Saunders pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz misses the jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 06:41 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:25 | Alabama A&M | Rex Saunders takes the ball from John Schindler | 17-14 |
| 06:12 | Murray State | Cory Schantz scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Quill | 20-14 |
| 06:00 | Alabama A&M | Donald Schwartz picks off the pass by Todd Davis out of a doubleteam | 20-14 |
| 05:49 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 05:48 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 05:44 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler is hacked by Peter Keating - foul #2 on Peter Keating, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF), James Griggs (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Donald Schwartz, Harold Quill, Peter Keating, Rex Saunders | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola (PG), Max Chambers (SG), James Chang (C) Robert Barth, Edwin Ehrlich, Todd Davis | |
| 05:44 | Alabama A&M | John Schindler misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | James Griggs gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | John Schindler is called for the reach on Robert Wyatt - foul #1 on John Schindler, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark (SF), John Breedlove (PF) John Schindler, Thomas Robert | |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 05:11 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Griggs - foul #1 on James Griggs, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| 05:11 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 05:11 | Alabama A&M | John Breedlove makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Wyatt | 24-16 |
| 04:55 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Al Loyola | 24-19 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | James Griggs drills a floater from close range and the foul's on Max Chambers - foul #2 on Max Chambers, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Rex Saunders (C) Michael Hardnett, Jeremy Townsend | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edwin Ehrlich (SG) Max Chambers | |
| 04:43 | Murray State | James Griggs makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:27 | Alabama A&M | Edwin Ehrlich clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 04:26 | Murray State | Rex Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Cory Schantz comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-19 |
| 04:20 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 03:57 | Alabama A&M | Edwin Ehrlich can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 03:55 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark hits the follow up shot | 27-21 |
| 03:40 | Murray State | Brandon Clark is called for the reach on Cory Schantz - foul #2 on Brandon Clark, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (SG), Peter Keating (PF) Robert Wyatt, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers (SG), Randy Marshall (SF), Todd Davis (PF) Edwin Ehrlich, Brandon Clark, John Breedlove | |
| 03:40 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:40 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Quill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cory Schantz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Keating (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rex Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Al Loyola (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Alabama A&M | James Chang misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harold Quill - foul #1 on Harold Quill, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez (PG), Michael Hardnett (SF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Donald Schwartz, Cory Schantz, Rex Saunders | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Schindler (PG) Al Loyola | |
| 03:22 | Alabama A&M | James Chang misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:22 | Alabama A&M | James Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:13 | Murray State | Harold Quill connects on the shot from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 02:59 | Alabama A&M | Randy Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 02:57 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 02:47 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 02:37 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Hardnett - foul #2 on Michael Hardnett, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG) Richard Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Thomas Robert (C) James Chang | |
| 02:37 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:37 | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:23 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend tips it back up and in | 33-23 |
| 02:03 | Alabama A&M | Max Chambers misses the dunk | 33-23 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | Thomas Robert blocks the jumper by Robert Wyatt | 33-23 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Harold Quill clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Robert - foul #1 on Thomas Robert, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Cory Schantz (SF), James Griggs (PF), Rex Saunders (C) Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett, Peter Keating, Jeremy Townsend | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Al Loyola (PG), James Chang (C) John Schindler, Todd Davis | |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:24 | Alabama A&M | James Chang loses the ball out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Hardnett (SF) Harold Quill | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 01:01 | Murray State | Rex Saunders blows the layup | 35-23 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Rex Saunders grabs the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Cory Schantz is hacked by Randy Marshall - foul #3 on Randy Marshall, team foul #11 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Schindler (SG), Brandon Clark (SF), John Breedlove (PF) Max Chambers, Randy Marshall, Thomas Robert | |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 00:38 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark drills a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Hardnett - foul #3 on Michael Hardnett, team foul #11 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG) Michael Hardnett | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 00:38 | Alabama A&M | Brandon Clark makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | James Griggs drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wyatt and he's hacked by John Breedlove - foul #2 on John Breedlove, team foul #12 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Todd Davis (PF) John Breedlove | |
| 00:21 | Murray State | James Griggs makes the free throw | 40-26 |
| 00:03 | Alabama A&M | James Chang misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt misses short on a fullcourt shot | 40-26 |