| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter O'Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. C - Don Reece (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herman Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracy Gaines (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Malpass (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Murray State | Don Reece double dribbles | 39-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Russell Holmes, Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 19:36 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Herman Quintanilla | 39-31 |
| 19:28 | Murray State | John Nguyen connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Seymour | 42-31 |
| 19:08 | Morehead State | Carlos Seymour is called for the reach on Anthony Palmer - foul #2 on Carlos Seymour, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Walter O'Neal (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Joe Claycomb, Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 18:54 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Marshall Howard and the foul's on Walter O'Neal - foul #1 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt (C) Paul Malpass | |
| 18:54 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 18:39 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:25 | Morehead State | John Nguyen is called for the reach on Anthony Palmer - foul #3 on John Nguyen, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Williams (C) Don Reece | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Alexander Seelye (SG), Ali Aikin (SF), Paul Malpass (C) Marshall Howard, Anthony Palmer, Herman Quintanilla, Tracy Gaines | |
| 18:13 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 18:12 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:07 | Morehead State | Walter O'Neal steps in front of the Ali Aikin pass | 42-34 |
| 17:53 | Murray State | Russell Holmes knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter O'Neal | 45-34 |
| 17:40 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass scores on a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Russell Holmes - foul #1 on Russell Holmes, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines (PF) Ronald Hoyt | |
| 17:40 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass misses the free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:40 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Don Reece | 45-36 |
| 17:25 | Murray State | John Nguyen clanks a floater from the right side | 45-36 |
| 17:24 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal tips it but misses | 45-36 |
| 17:23 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:13 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 17:12 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:52 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Don Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:34 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the tip | 45-36 |
| 16:31 | Murray State | Frank Williams hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 16:18 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 16:16 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Don Reece | 47-36 |
| 15:56 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by John Nguyen | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nguyen (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter O'Neal (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Reece (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Grant McBride (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Seelye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ali Aikin (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Tracy Gaines (tiring) 1 pts. C - Paul Malpass (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 15:43 | Murray State | Don Reece snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 15:24 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Holmes | 51-36 |
| 15:03 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass is fouled on the floor by Don Reece - foul #3 on Don Reece, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Russell Holmes, Walter O'Neal, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), James Poindexter (SG), Herman Quintanilla (SF), Ronald Hoyt (PF), Joel Brockway (C) Grant McBride, Alexander Seelye, Ali Aikin, Tracy Gaines, Paul Malpass | |
| 14:42 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard's pass is intercepted by Joe Claycomb | 51-36 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | John Nguyen lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Claycomb | 53-36 |
| 14:20 | Morehead State | James Poindexter connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Marshall Howard | 53-38 |
| 14:01 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb jams it on a great pass from Frank Williams | 55-38 |
| 13:59 | Morehead State | Joe Claycomb is called for the reach on Marshall Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Claycomb, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Walter O'Neal (SF), Don Reece (C) Joe Claycomb, Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson (PF) Ronald Hoyt | |
| 13:39 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson makes the shot from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 13:28 | Murray State | Don Reece can't finish the layup | 55-40 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 13:16 | Murray State | Marshall Howard is called for the reach on Walter O'Neal - foul #3 on Marshall Howard, team foul #1 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (PG), Ronald Hoyt (C) Marshall Howard, Joel Brockway | |
| 12:57 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 12:55 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Lester Jennings - foul #2 on Lester Jennings, team foul #7 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines (PF) Bruce Thompson | |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Tracy Gaines is called for the reach on Don Reece - foul #1 on Tracy Gaines, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| 12:32 | Murray State | Don Reece blows the layup | 55-41 |
| 12:30 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 12:18 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla dunks the ball on a great pass from Anthony Palmer | 55-43 |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Don Reece can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronald Hoyt - foul #2 on Ronald Hoyt, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF) Walter O'Neal | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Bruce Thompson (SF), Paul Malpass (C) Anthony Palmer, Herman Quintanilla, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nguyen (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Seymour (fresh) PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Reece (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Grant McBride (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Poindexter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Gaines (tiring) 1 pts. C - Paul Malpass (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass loses the dribble to Lester Jennings | 57-43 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | John Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Poindexter - foul #4 on James Poindexter, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), Herman Quintanilla (SF), Ronald Hoyt (PF) Grant McBride, James Poindexter, Tracy Gaines | |
| 11:28 | Murray State | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 11:17 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass is fouled on the floor by Walter O'Neal - foul #2 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joel Brockway (PF) Ronald Hoyt | |
| 11:17 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 11:17 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 11:15 | Murray State | Lester Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Brockway - foul #4 on Joel Brockway, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt (PF) Joel Brockway | |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Don Reece scores on a jumper from close range | 61-45 |
| 10:36 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marshall Howard | 61-48 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (SG), Alexander Seelye (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF) Bruce Thompson, Herman Quintanilla, Paul Malpass | |
| 10:34 | Murray State | Marshall Howard is called for the reach on Russell Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marshall Howard, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG) Marshall Howard | |
| 10:26 | Murray State | Tracy Gaines is called for the reach on Lester Jennings - foul #2 on Tracy Gaines, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF) Russell Holmes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 10:26 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:26 | Murray State | Lester Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:26 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 10:09 | Morehead State | Grant McBride clanks a shot from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 10:08 | Murray State | The rebound goes to John Nguyen | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lester Jennings | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:42 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 09:40 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 09:34 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Grant McBride | 65-50 |
| 09:15 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour scores on a shot from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 09:03 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer is open and buries a floater from the right wing set up by Alexander Seelye | 67-52 |
| 08:51 | Murray State | Ronald Hoyt denies the turnaround by Lester Jennings | 67-52 |
| 08:50 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour hits the follow up shot | 69-52 |
| 08:32 | Morehead State | Grant McBride blows the wide open layup | 69-52 |
| 08:31 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines tips it in | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:28 | Murray State | John Nguyen travels in the backcourt | 69-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Frank Williams (PF) Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson (SG), Ali Aikin (SF), Paul Malpass (C) Grant McBride, Alexander Seelye, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 08:20 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce Thompson | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Frank Williams lays it in | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:52 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Carlos Seymour, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), James Poindexter (SG), Joel Brockway (C) Anthony Palmer, Ali Aikin, Paul Malpass | |
| 07:52 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 07:52 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 07:52 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Brockway | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nguyen (very tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter O'Neal (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Lester Jennings (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Poindexter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Gaines (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Brockway (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 07:31 | Murray State | Russell Holmes snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:29 | Murray State | Frank Williams loses the dribble to James Poindexter in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| 07:27 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson lays it up and in on a great pass from James Poindexter | 71-59 |
| 07:25 | Murray State | John Nguyen double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ali Aikin (SF) Tracy Gaines | |
| 07:18 | Morehead State | James Poindexter is fouled on the floor by Walter O'Neal - foul #3 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| 07:18 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 07:18 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 07:18 | Murray State | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Frank Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 07:06 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Nguyen - foul #4 on John Nguyen, team foul #11 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Walter O'Neal, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla (SF), Paul Malpass (C) Ali Aikin, Joel Brockway | |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | James Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses the 3rd free throw | 71-60 |
| 06:39 | Murray State | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Lester Jennings comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by James Poindexter - foul #5 on James Poindexter, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Ronald Hoyt (PF) Marshall Howard, James Poindexter | |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 05:54 | Morehead State | Lester Jennings steals it from Bruce Thompson | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-60 |
| 05:24 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Nguyen - foul #5 on John Nguyen, team foul #12 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Don Reece (C) John Nguyen, Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (SG), Tracy Gaines (PF), Joel Brockway (C) Bruce Thompson, Ronald Hoyt, Paul Malpass | |
| 05:16 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:16 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | Don Reece snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the dunk | 73-61 |
| 04:46 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| 04:40 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines misses the fadeaway from the left side | 73-61 |
| 04:39 | Murray State | Don Reece pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry is hacked by Herman Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Quintanilla, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), Alexander Seelye (SG), Ali Aikin (SF) Grant McBride, Anthony Palmer, Herman Quintanilla | |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 04:37 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines grabs the board | 74-61 |
| 04:28 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alexander Seelye | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Murray State | Don Reece hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 04:13 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines gets the rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin is hacked by Walter O'Neal - foul #4 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #13 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Williams (PF) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (SG), Ronald Hoyt (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Alexander Seelye, Tracy Gaines, Joel Brockway | |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Murray State | The short jumper by Walter O'Neal is denied by Paul Malpass | 74-66 |
| 03:35 | Murray State | Frank Williams tips it home | 76-66 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Fortenberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter O'Neal (very tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Frank Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Don Reece (very tired) 12 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Aikin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Hoyt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Malpass (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 03:15 | Murray State | Frank Williams grabs the board | 76-66 |
| 03:15 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye (SF), Bruce Thompson (PF) Ali Aikin, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 02:50 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal loses the dribble to Marshall Howard | 76-66 |
| 02:50 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla (SF), Joel Brockway (C) Alexander Seelye, Paul Malpass | |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Palmer and he's fouled by Don Reece - foul #4 on Don Reece, team foul #14 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF) Walter O'Neal | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 02:32 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-68 |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway makes the free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Joel Brockway | 76-71 |
| 02:17 | Murray State | Herman Quintanilla picks off the pass by Don Reece | 76-71 |
| 01:58 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla connects on the runner near the basket set up by Anthony Palmer | 76-73 |
| 01:58 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Anthony Palmer, Joel Brockway | |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Marshall Howard - foul #5 on Marshall Howard, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (PG) Marshall Howard | |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the free throw | 79-73 |
| 01:47 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| 01:34 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Palmer and the foul's on Gerard Fortenberry - foul #2 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #15 | 79-75 |
| 01:34 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson makes the free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Herman Quintanilla is called for the reach on Walter O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Quintanilla, team foul #11 | 79-76 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:30 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines snags the defensive board | 79-76 |
| 01:09 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 01:07 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass tips it back up and in | 79-78 |
| 01:07 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-78 |
| 00:58 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-78 |
| 00:57 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson snags the defensive board | 79-78 |
| 00:57 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| 00:37 | Morehead State | Lester Jennings picks off the pass by Bruce Thompson | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Anthony Palmer is called for the reach on Walter O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #12 | 79-78 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:34 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines gets the rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:28 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-78 |
| 00:16 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 80-78 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry grabs the board | 80-78 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry is hacked by Anthony Palmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #13 | 80-78 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:11 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla gets the rebound | 81-78 |
| 00:11 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-78 |
| 00:06 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-78 |
| 00:04 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 81-78 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses long on a fullcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Fortenberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter O'Neal (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Don Reece (tiring) 15 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Herman Quintanilla (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Malpass (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass is denied on a layup by Lester Jennings | 81-81 |
| 04:39 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Gerard Fortenberry | 81-81 |
| 04:23 | Murray State | Paul Malpass blocks the short jumper by Gerard Fortenberry | 81-81 |
| 04:21 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| 04:05 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 81-81 |
| 04:04 | Murray State | Don Reece snags the defensive board | 81-81 |
| 03:50 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal is whistled for traveling | 81-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Russell Holmes, Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Alexander Seelye (SG), Ali Aikin (SF), Ronald Hoyt (PF), Joel Brockway (C) Anthony Palmer, Bruce Thompson, Herman Quintanilla, Tracy Gaines, Paul Malpass | |
| 03:29 | Morehead State | Grant McBride travels with the ball | 81-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG) Joe Claycomb | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 03:16 | Murray State | Joel Brockway swats the layup by Russell Holmes | 81-81 |
| 03:14 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin grabs the defensive rebound | 81-81 |
| 02:56 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin travels with the ball | 81-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Lester Jennings (PF) Russell Holmes, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (SG) Ali Aikin | |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Frank Williams's pass is intercepted by Joel Brockway | 81-81 |
| 02:34 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Walter O'Neal (SF), Don Reece (C) Joe Claycomb, Carlos Seymour, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson (SG), Herman Quintanilla (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Grant McBride, Alexander Seelye, Ronald Hoyt, Joel Brockway | |
| 02:17 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 81-81 |
| 02:15 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Walter O'Neal | 81-81 |
| 01:59 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 83-81 |
| 01:59 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 01:42 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer misses the easy layup | 83-81 |
| 01:40 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla gets the offensive rebound | 83-81 |
| 01:35 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 83-83 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Tracy Gaines steals it from Lester Jennings | 83-83 |
| 01:08 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass is hacked by Lester Jennings - foul #3 on Lester Jennings, team foul #16 | 83-83 |
| 01:08 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass misses the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 01:08 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 00:49 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry is whistled for a carry | 83-84 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Fortenberry (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter O'Neal (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lester Jennings (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Don Reece (tired) 15 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Anthony Palmer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Herman Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Gaines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Malpass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass connects on the jump hook in the paint | 83-86 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 83-86 |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Russell Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-86 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt (PF) Tracy Gaines | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Morehead State | Russell Holmes is called for the reach on Anthony Palmer - foul #2 on Russell Holmes, team foul #17 | 83-86 |
| 00:16 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:16 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-88 |
| 00:08 | Murray State | Lester Jennings snags the offensive board | 83-88 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-88 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt grabs the defensive rebound | 83-88 |
| 00:03 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #3 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #18 | 83-88 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF) Herman Quintanilla, Paul Malpass | |
| 00:03 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt misses the 1st free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:03 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt makes the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 83-89 |