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