| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter O'Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Reece (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Murray State | The jump hook by Lester Jennings is blocked by Harry Perdue | 39-41 |
| 19:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Walter O'Neal - foul #3 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Frank Williams (C) Russell Holmes, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG) Reuben Hallenbeck | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:33 | Murray State | Frank Williams snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 19:24 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 19:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 19:11 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 19:06 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the easy layup | 39-41 |
| 19:05 | Murray State | Lester Jennings snags the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Lester Jennings is denied on a layup by Vernon Morrison | 39-41 |
| 18:53 | Murray State | Lester Jennings hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Joe Claycomb is called for the reach on Jason Anderson - foul #1 on Joe Claycomb, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Don Reece (C) Joe Claycomb, Gerard Fortenberry, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF) Paul Blea, Harry Perdue | |
| 18:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter O'Neal steps in front of the Joseph Doolittle pass | 41-41 |
| 18:26 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal is fouled on the floor by Vernon Morrison - foul #2 on Vernon Morrison, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Joseph Doolittle, Vernon Morrison | |
| 18:14 | Murray State | Delbert Pipkins is called for the reach on Russell Holmes - foul #2 on Delbert Pipkins, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Jason Anderson, Harry Perdue, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 18:05 | Murray State | John Nguyen buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Lester Jennings | 43-41 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Holmes is called for the reach on Sean Davis - foul #2 on Russell Holmes, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (SG), Harry Perdue (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Joseph Doolittle, Vernon Morrison | |
| 17:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 17:48 | Murray State | Don Reece grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 17:35 | Murray State | The pull-up jumper by Walter O'Neal is blocked by Harry Perdue | 43-41 |
| 17:34 | Murray State | Don Reece grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 17:17 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Russell Holmes | 45-41 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-41 |
| 17:01 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:54 | Murray State | Russell Holmes is hacked by Harry Perdue - foul #2 on Harry Perdue, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Russell Holmes, John Nguyen, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Paul Baker, Sean Davis, Harry Perdue, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 16:45 | Murray State | Frank Williams double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG) Reuben Hallenbeck | |
| 16:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea's pass is intercepted by Gerard Fortenberry | 45-41 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carlos Seymour, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Lester Jennings (PF) Gerard Fortenberry, Carlos Seymour, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Harry Perdue (PF) Jason Anderson, Paul Blea, Joseph Doolittle | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nguyen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter O'Neal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lester Jennings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Vernon Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:46 | Murray State | The jumper by Walter O'Neal is denied by Vernon Morrison | 45-41 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sean Davis | 45-43 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Lester Jennings loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Don Reece (C) Russell Holmes, John Nguyen, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Harry Perdue, Vernon Morrison | |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 14:22 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Blea - foul #1 on Paul Blea, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Lester Jennings (PF) Joe Claycomb, Gerard Fortenberry, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Vernon Morrison (C) Jason Anderson, Paul Blea, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 14:22 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:22 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Jennings steals it from Vernon Morrison | 46-45 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | John Nguyen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Vernon Morrison | 46-45 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | Lester Jennings hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Walter O'Neal | 48-45 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sean Davis | 48-48 |
| 13:17 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ted Cole - foul #3 on Ted Cole, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Vernon Morrison | |
| 13:17 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:17 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Delbert Pipkins grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 13:00 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Gerard Fortenberry | 48-48 |
| 12:47 | Murray State | Russell Holmes connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Don Reece | 51-48 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole's 3 pointer is rejected by Walter O'Neal | 51-48 |
| 12:28 | Murray State | Lester Jennings snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Paul Blea denies the turnaround by Lester Jennings | 51-48 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Blea | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Fortenberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter O'Neal (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Don Reece (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Guyette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Delbert Pipkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Guyette | 51-50 |
| 11:38 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerard Fortenberry | 53-50 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 11:20 | Murray State | Russell Holmes grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Russell Holmes clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 10:43 | Murray State | Russell Holmes connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Gerard Fortenberry | 55-53 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 10:37 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Lester Jennings is fouled on the floor by Paul Blea - foul #2 on Paul Blea, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Russell Holmes, Gerard Fortenberry, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Paul Baker, Paul Blea, Walter Guyette, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 10:09 | Murray State | John Nguyen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frank Williams | 58-53 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ted Cole | 58-55 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Frank Williams buries a fadeaway from the left side | 60-55 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis is fouled on the floor by John Nguyen - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Lester Jennings (PF) Carlos Seymour, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Joseph Doolittle, Harry Perdue | |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Sean Davis | 60-57 |
| 09:06 | Murray State | John Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-57 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | John Nguyen is called for the reach on Ted Cole - foul #3 on John Nguyen, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Harry Perdue (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Vernon Morrison | |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 08:34 | Murray State | Don Reece gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:11 | Murray State | John Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Holmes steals it from Sean Davis | 60-57 |
| 07:45 | Murray State | Don Reece blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Anderson - foul #1 on Jason Anderson, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Russell Holmes, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Jason Anderson, Walter Guyette, Harry Perdue | |
| 07:45 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:45 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Seymour (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Don Reece (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sean Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Doolittle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Vernon Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle can't finish the uncontested layup | 61-57 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 07:15 | Murray State | Don Reece connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Walter O'Neal | 63-59 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison loses the ball out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Frank Williams (C) Carlos Seymour, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Harry Perdue (PF) Reuben Hallenbeck, Joseph Doolittle | |
| 06:56 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 06:49 | Murray State | Lester Jennings pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:26 | Murray State | John Nguyen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-59 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 06:16 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Frank Williams | 63-59 |
| 06:12 | Murray State | Russell Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Walter Guyette (PF) Jason Anderson, Harry Perdue | |
| 06:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-59 |
| 05:58 | Murray State | Frank Williams snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Russell Holmes is called for traveling | 63-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Sean Davis, Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 05:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole is fouled on the floor by Russell Holmes - foul #3 on Russell Holmes, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Paul Blea, Joseph Doolittle, Harry Perdue | |
| 05:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:33 | Murray State | Frank Williams snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 05:12 | Murray State | Russell Holmes is fouled on the floor by Ted Cole - foul #4 on Ted Cole, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 05:12 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Doolittle | 63-59 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter O'Neal is called for the reach on Sean Davis - foul #4 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Jason Anderson, Joseph Doolittle, Harry Perdue | |
| 04:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:42 | Murray State | Russell Holmes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-61 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Sean Davis grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Jennings is called for the reach on Walter Guyette - foul #2 on Lester Jennings, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Frank Williams (PF) John Nguyen, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Paul Blea (SF), Harry Perdue (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Sean Davis, Vernon Morrison | |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Frank Williams hits the finger roll | 65-63 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Williams steals the ball from Ted Cole | 65-63 |
| 03:47 | Murray State | Walter Guyette blocks the short jumper by Don Reece | 65-63 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerard Fortenberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter O'Neal (very tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Don Reece (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ted Cole (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Anderson (fresh) SF - Paul Blea (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Guyette (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Harry Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette is denied on a layup by Frank Williams | 65-63 |
| 03:26 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Gerard Fortenberry | 65-63 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Don Reece blows the layup | 65-63 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole is called for 3 seconds | 65-63 |
| 02:50 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Russell Holmes, Gerard Fortenberry, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Jason Anderson, Paul Blea, Walter Guyette, Harry Perdue | |
| 02:41 | Murray State | Lester Jennings misses the easy layup | 65-63 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle is hacked by Lester Jennings - foul #3 on Lester Jennings, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 02:20 | Murray State | John Nguyen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Reuben Hallenbeck | 68-66 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | John Nguyen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Ted Cole is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Ted Cole, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Don Reece (C) Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Paul Blea (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Ted Cole, Sean Davis, Joseph Doolittle | |
| 01:30 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Lester Jennings - foul #4 on Lester Jennings, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-66 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison misses the lay-in | 70-66 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Blea tips it back up and in | 70-68 |
| 00:43 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Lester Jennings tips it back up and in | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Douglas Zakrajsek | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Murray State | John Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Zakrajsek - foul #2 on Douglas Zakrajsek, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck misses the lay-in | 73-71 |