| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Grindle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Nix (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle inbounds the ball | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix tips it home | 52-49 |
| 19:25 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Derosier - foul #1 on Charles Derosier, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| 19:25 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 19:25 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer's pass is intercepted by Carl Tuttle | 53-49 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Charles Derosier is called for the reach on Carl Tuttle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Derosier, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| 19:05 | Murray State | Rubin Castanon denies the turnaround by Wallace Herring | 53-49 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the driving attempt near the basket | 53-51 |
| 18:48 | Murray State | William Spicer steps in front of the Carl Tuttle pass in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Spicer | 53-53 |
| 18:34 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Spicer | 53-55 |
| 18:14 | Murray State | Wallace Herring lays it up and in set up by Donald Anderson | 55-55 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon is hacked by Carl Tuttle - foul #2 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #1 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Scot Wolf (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (PG), Alan Ovitz (SG), Martin Oehler (SF), Walter Garten (C) William Spicer, Charles Derosier, David Grindle, Shaun Nix | |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | The 3pt attempt by James Adams is denied by Scot Wolf | 55-55 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Hans Zuvich | 55-55 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | William Luton lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Timothy Parker | 57-55 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | William Luton denies the turnaround by Martin Oehler | 57-55 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Scot Wolf pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 16:49 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 16:47 | Murray State | Howard Mansell can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Martin Oehler is denied by William Luton | 57-55 |
| 16:34 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Howard Mansell | 57-55 |
| 16:31 | Murray State | Scot Wolf is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), James Minton (C) Scot Wolf, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), David Grindle (SF), Shaun Nix (C) James Adams, Alan Ovitz, Martin Oehler, Walter Garten | |
| 16:18 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 16:17 | Murray State | James Minton pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 16:03 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Timothy Parker can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - James Minton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Grindle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rubin Castanon (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Shaun Nix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by David Grindle is denied by Wallace Herring | 57-55 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wallace Herring - foul #2 on Wallace Herring, team foul #2 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, James Minton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Robert Armstrong (C) William Spicer, Rubin Castanon | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 15:42 | Murray State | Stanley Soriano steps in front of the Christopher Doran pass in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Herring steals the ball from Robert Armstrong | 57-57 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Christopher Doran comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SF), James Minton (PF) Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (SF) David Grindle | |
| 14:50 | Murray State | Robert Armstrong steals it from James Minton | 57-57 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong scores on a shot near the basket | 57-59 |
| 14:30 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a turnaround in the lane | 57-59 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 14:21 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 14:19 | Murray State | Scot Wolf is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scot Wolf, team foul #3 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, James Minton, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Walter Garten (PF) Stanley Soriano, Charles Derosier, Shaun Nix | |
| 14:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler tips it in | 57-61 |
| 13:54 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich banks in the layup on a great pass from Scot Wolf and he's hacked by Robert Armstrong - foul #4 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #3 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Doran (SF) Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF) Martin Oehler, Robert Armstrong | |
| 13:54 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Spicer | 60-63 |
| 13:16 | Murray State | Christopher Doran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams is hacked by William Luton - foul #3 on William Luton, team foul #4 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Wallace Herring (PF) Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), David Grindle (SF), Shaun Nix (C) James Adams, Alan Ovitz, Walter Garten | |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Minton (C) William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (C) Shaun Nix | |
| 12:32 | Murray State | Donald Anderson hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Herring | 62-63 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon loses the ball out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Scot Wolf (SG), Jess Sherwood (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Christopher Doran | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG) William Spicer | |
| 12:01 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Soriano - foul #4 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #4 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG) Wallace Herring | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Shaun Nix (PF) Stanley Soriano, Rubin Castanon | |
| 12:01 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | James Minton grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | James Minton connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Minton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Grindle (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Shaun Nix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle is alone and drills a floater near the basket set up by Shaun Nix | 64-65 |
| 11:13 | Murray State | William Spicer steps in front of the Donald Anderson pass in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler is called for traveling | 64-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Hans Zuvich (PG), Howard Mansell (SG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Timothy Parker, Scot Wolf, James Minton, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (PG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), Walter Garten (C) William Spicer, David Grindle, Shaun Nix, Martin Oehler | |
| 10:39 | Murray State | Howard Mansell loses the dribble to Walter Garten | 64-65 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 10:23 | Murray State | William Luton pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 10:10 | Murray State | Charles Derosier picks off the pass by Wallace Herring | 64-65 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Herring swats the shot by Rubin Castanon | 64-65 |
| 09:41 | Murray State | Wallace Herring snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Wallace Herring misses long on a runner from the left block | 64-65 |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Wallace Herring tips it home | 66-65 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Doran - foul #3 on Christopher Doran, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), James Minton (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Hans Zuvich, Howard Mansell, Wallace Herring, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), David Grindle (SF), Martin Oehler (PF), Shaun Nix (C) Charles Derosier, Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon, Walter Garten | |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Timothy Parker is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Scot Wolf (SF) Timothy Parker, Christopher Doran | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG) James Adams | |
| 08:46 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the runner from the right block | 68-66 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Derosier | 68-68 |
| 08:14 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits a jumper in the paint set up by Scot Wolf and he's hacked by Martin Oehler - foul #2 on Martin Oehler, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (PF) David Grindle | |
| 08:14 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 71-68 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix tips it but misses | 71-68 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Scot Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Donald Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by William Spicer - foul #2 on William Spicer, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF) Scot Wolf, James Minton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (SG), Robert Armstrong (C) Charles Derosier, Rubin Castanon | |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Wallace Herring - foul #3 on Wallace Herring, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle (SF) Martin Oehler | |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Grindle (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Shaun Nix (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood travels with the ball | 73-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Luton (C) Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Rubin Castanon (PF) William Spicer, Shaun Nix | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Soriano | 73-73 |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Wallace Herring hits the finger roll set up by William Luton | 75-73 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Derosier | 75-76 |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses short on a floater from the left side | 75-76 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano grabs the board | 75-76 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Soriano | 75-78 |
| 06:28 | Murray State | Donald Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Derosier - foul #3 on Charles Derosier, team foul #8 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), James Minton (C) Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Walter Garten (SF), Shaun Nix (PF) Charles Derosier, David Grindle, Rubin Castanon | |
| 06:28 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 06:28 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano grabs the board | 76-78 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Anderson - foul #3 on Donald Anderson, team foul #7 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SG) Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SG) Stanley Soriano | |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 76-79 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten snags the defensive board | 76-79 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Minton - foul #2 on James Minton, team foul #8 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 05:58 | Murray State | James Minton snags the defensive board | 76-80 |
| 05:46 | Murray State | Timothy Parker comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 76-80 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz gets the rebound | 76-80 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Garten | 76-82 |
| 05:33 | Murray State | William Spicer is called for the reach on Howard Mansell in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Spicer, team foul #9 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), Martin Oehler (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, Walter Garten, Shaun Nix | |
| 05:33 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 05:33 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #10 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SF) Howard Mansell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 78-82 |
| 05:10 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle snags the offensive board | 78-82 |
| 04:58 | Murray State | James Minton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Tuttle | 81-82 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon's fadeaway is rejected by James Minton | 81-82 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | James Minton grabs the board | 81-82 |
| 04:36 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-82 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Armstrong and the foul's on Carl Tuttle - foul #3 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #9 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Scot Wolf, James Minton, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Shaun Nix (PF) James Adams, Rubin Castanon | |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier makes the free throw | 81-85 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Wallace Herring is hacked by Shaun Nix - foul #3 on Shaun Nix, team foul #11 | 81-85 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Wallace Herring makes the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Wallace Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-85 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Armstrong | 83-85 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix's fadeaway is rejected by William Luton | 83-85 |
| 03:53 | Murray State | Wallace Herring gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| 03:31 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the floater from the left block set up by Wallace Herring | 85-85 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Mansell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Luton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Derosier (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Nix (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Armstrong (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler banks in the layup | 85-87 |
| 02:58 | Murray State | Howard Mansell is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Wallace Herring | 87-87 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Martin Oehler | 87-89 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-89 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell, William Luton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Walter Garten (PF) Stanley Soriano, Charles Derosier, Martin Oehler, Shaun Nix | |
| 02:40 | Murray State | James Adams steps in front of the Christopher Doran pass in the backcourt | 87-89 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Tuttle - foul #4 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #10 | 87-89 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz makes the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| 02:13 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood buries a jumper from the right block set up by Donald Anderson | 89-90 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jess Sherwood - foul #2 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #11 | 89-90 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), David Grindle (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF) James Adams, Alan Ovitz, Walter Garten | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 89-91 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 89-91 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Wallace Herring pulls down the rebound | 89-91 |
| 01:41 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 89-91 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rubin Castanon | 89-91 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Wallace Herring is called for the reach on Rubin Castanon - foul #4 on Wallace Herring, team foul #12 | 89-91 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the 1st free throw | 89-92 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the 2nd free throw | 89-93 |
| 01:23 | Murray State | Wallace Herring hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 89-93 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Armstrong | 89-93 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 89-93 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 89-93 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Donald Anderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 91-93 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jess Sherwood picks off the pass by David Grindle | 91-93 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | William Spicer steals the ball from Wallace Herring | 91-93 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle is hacked by Donald Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Anderson, team foul #13 | 91-93 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle makes the 1st free throw | 91-94 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses the 2nd free throw | 91-94 |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood pulls down the rebound | 91-94 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Wallace Herring is hacked by Charles Derosier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Derosier, team foul #12 | 91-94 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Wallace Herring makes the 1st free throw | 92-94 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Wallace Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 93-94 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Anderson - foul #5 on Donald Anderson, team foul #14 | 93-94 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG) Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 93-95 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 93-96 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | William Spicer steals the ball from Timothy Parker in the backcourt | 93-96 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer banks in the layup | 93-98 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 93-98 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 93-98 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 93-98 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Armstrong | 93-98 |