| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Dan Giglio (fresh) SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SF - Edward Garden (fresh) PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) C - Lawrence Bostic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Murray State | Christopher Doran blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Garden - foul #1 on Edward Garden, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:34 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:34 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wallace Herring - foul #1 on Wallace Herring, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Anderson | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Christopher Doran grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Donald Anderson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Doran | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic's floater is tipped away by Jess Sherwood | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic tips it in | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Wallace Herring pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Murray State | Donald Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Tuttle | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Bostic | 7-6 |
| 16:55 | Murray State | Christopher Doran's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Bostic | 7-6 |
| 16:53 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | St. Bonaventure | Jess Sherwood is called for the reach on Justin Hopkins - foul #1 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (PG), Tibor Zenz (SG), Leo Stewart (SF), Gerald Thomas (PF), Bill Franks (C) Dan Giglio, Joseph Smith, Edward Garden, Justin Hopkins, Lawrence Bostic | |
| 16:11 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel misses the floater from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | St. Bonaventure | Leo Stewart grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:40 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | Murray State | Wallace Herring pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Brad Hamel (fresh) SG - Tibor Zenz (fresh) SF - Leo Stewart (fresh) PF - Gerald Thomas (fresh) C - Bill Franks (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Murray State | Timothy Parker is hacked by Tibor Zenz - foul #1 on Tibor Zenz, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF) Donald Anderson, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG), Justin Hopkins (PF) Leo Stewart, Bill Franks | |
| 15:08 | Murray State | William Luton misses long on a jump hook from close range | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to William Luton | 7-6 |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Luton and he's fouled by Gerald Thomas - foul #1 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jess Sherwood (C) William Luton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith (SG), Edward Garden (SF) Brad Hamel, Tibor Zenz | |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:36 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Hans Zuvich - foul #1 on Hans Zuvich, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic (C) Gerald Thomas | |
| 14:36 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:36 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:13 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:11 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the tip | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:46 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Garden hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Murray State | Joseph Smith steals it from Jess Sherwood | 10-11 |
| 13:20 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Garden | 10-14 |
| 13:15 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF) Timothy Parker, Hans Zuvich, James Minton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gerald Thomas (PF) Justin Hopkins | |
| 12:56 | St. Bonaventure | The jump hook by Gerald Thomas is blocked by Jess Sherwood | 10-14 |
| 12:55 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 12:32 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (PG), Bill Franks (C) Dan Giglio, Lawrence Bostic | |
| 12:10 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on William Luton - foul #1 on William Luton, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (SG), Leo Stewart (SF), Justin Hopkins (PF) Joseph Smith, Edward Garden, Gerald Thomas | |
| 12:10 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:10 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:54 | Murray State | Christopher Doran buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Anderson | 12-16 |
| 11:30 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Brad Hamel (fresh) SG - Tibor Zenz (fresh) SF - Leo Stewart (fresh) PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bill Franks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Murray State | William Luton's pass is intercepted by Leo Stewart | 12-16 |
| 10:51 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks loses the ball out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, William Luton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Edward Garden (SF), Lawrence Bostic (C) Brad Hamel, Tibor Zenz, Leo Stewart, Bill Franks | |
| 10:30 | Murray State | Christopher Doran knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:04 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith's pass is intercepted by Donald Anderson | 15-16 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle slams it home set up by Donald Anderson | 17-16 |
| 09:41 | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio is hacked by Christopher Doran - foul #1 on Christopher Doran, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF) Donald Anderson, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gerald Thomas (PF) Justin Hopkins | |
| 09:21 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic misses long on a shot in the lane | 17-16 |
| 09:19 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:10 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Gerald Thomas | 17-16 |
| 08:56 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 08:55 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:44 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Parker is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Timothy Parker, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich, James Minton, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks (C) Lawrence Bostic | |
| 08:44 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:26 | Murray State | William Luton misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Bill Franks - foul #1 on Bill Franks, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (SG), Tibor Zenz (SF), Justin Hopkins (PF) Joseph Smith, Edward Garden, Bill Franks | |
| 08:26 | Murray State | William Luton misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:26 | Murray State | William Luton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:26 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:08 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Wallace Herring gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Thomas - foul #2 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks (C) Gerald Thomas | |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:21 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 07:19 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Dan Giglio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brad Hamel (fresh) SF - Tibor Zenz (fresh) PF - Justin Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Franks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:04 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins misses the floater from the left side | 19-16 |
| 07:02 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins tips it in | 19-18 |
| 06:44 | Murray State | Timothy Parker is hacked by Bill Franks - foul #2 on Bill Franks, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, William Luton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith (SG), Edward Garden (SF), Lawrence Bostic (C) Dan Giglio, Tibor Zenz, Bill Franks | |
| 06:28 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-18 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | James Minton snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 06:14 | Murray State | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by James Minton | 19-18 |
| 05:48 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Minton - foul #1 on James Minton, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF) Donald Anderson, Hans Zuvich, James Minton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 05:48 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:48 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:30 | Murray State | Lawrence Bostic takes the ball from Carl Tuttle | 19-19 |
| 05:14 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Bostic misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-19 |
| 05:12 | Murray State | Wallace Herring gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Edward Garden is called for the reach on Timothy Parker - foul #2 on Edward Garden, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Luton (C) Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG), Tibor Zenz (SF), Leo Stewart (PF) Brad Hamel, Edward Garden, Justin Hopkins | |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:35 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Doran steals the ball from Tibor Zenz | 21-19 |
| 04:10 | Murray State | Timothy Parker is fouled on the floor by Dan Giglio - foul #1 on Dan Giglio, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| 04:10 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:10 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:01 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:39 | Murray State | William Luton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 03:37 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 03:31 | St. Bonaventure | Leo Stewart blows the layup | 23-19 |
| 03:29 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Timothy Parker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Bostic - foul #1 on Lawrence Bostic, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Carl Tuttle, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, William Luton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brad Hamel (SG), Edward Garden (SF), Gerald Thomas (PF), Bill Franks (C) Joseph Smith, Tibor Zenz, Leo Stewart, Lawrence Bostic | |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) PF - James Minton (fresh) C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Dan Giglio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brad Hamel (fresh) SF - Edward Garden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Thomas (fresh) C - Bill Franks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:57 | St. Bonaventure | James Minton steals it from Dan Giglio | 25-19 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 25-19 |
| 02:34 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 02:12 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Franks misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 02:10 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 02:05 | Murray State | James Minton is hacked by Edward Garden - foul #3 on Edward Garden, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SG), Christopher Doran (SF) Timothy Parker, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith (SG), Justin Hopkins (PF) Edward Garden, Bill Franks | |
| 02:05 | Murray State | James Minton makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 02:05 | Murray State | James Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 01:57 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Christopher Doran is denied on a layup by Gerald Thomas | 27-22 |
| 01:41 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Brad Hamel | 27-22 |
| 01:39 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Anderson picks off the pass by Dan Giglio in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| 01:34 | Murray State | Dan Giglio is called for the reach on Donald Anderson - foul #2 on Dan Giglio, team foul #11 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Wallace Herring (PF) Howard Mansell, James Minton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz (SF), Lawrence Bostic (C) Dan Giglio, Gerald Thomas | |
| 01:34 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:34 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Justin Hopkins | 28-22 |
| 01:08 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 01:07 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Doran | 30-22 |
| 00:24 | St. Bonaventure | Jess Sherwood steps in front of the Tibor Zenz pass | 30-22 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald Anderson | 33-22 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Tuttle - foul #2 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Hans Zuvich (SF), William Luton (C) Christopher Doran, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dan Giglio (PG), Leo Stewart (SF) Brad Hamel, Joseph Smith | |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Tibor Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the halfcourt shot | 33-24 |