| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael French (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Kwong (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Christopher Doran inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Wallace Herring | 36-31 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Frankie Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Leroy Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:19 | Samford | James Kwong's floater is knocked away by Christopher Doran | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jess Sherwood | 36-31 |
| 19:11 | Murray State | Troy Shea steals the ball from Carl Tuttle | 36-31 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Troy Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Wallace Herring can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leroy Anderson - foul #2 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Wallace Herring misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Wallace Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:35 | Samford | James Kwong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jess Sherwood - foul #3 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Luton (C) Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:35 | Samford | James Kwong makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:35 | Samford | James Kwong makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:21 | Murray State | Christopher Doran is hacked by James Kwong - foul #3 on James Kwong, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Szafranski (C) James Kwong | |
| 18:02 | Murray State | Wallace Herring connects on the shot from the right block set up by Timothy Parker | 39-33 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Michael French is fouled on the floor by Wallace Herring - foul #2 on Wallace Herring, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Frankie Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Wallace Herring misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Michael French grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Leroy Anderson's floater is knocked away by Wallace Herring | 39-36 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Michael French gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Leroy Anderson drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Frankie Taylor | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | Murray State | Christopher Doran scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Tuttle | 41-38 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Leroy Anderson hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Troy Shea | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Tuttle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Herring (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - William Luton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frankie Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Murray State | Christopher Doran clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 15:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Troy Shea | 41-40 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Christopher Doran steals the ball from Christopher Szafranski | 41-40 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael French - foul #2 on Michael French, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, William Luton | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Robert Holz (PF), James Kwong (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, Michael French, Leroy Anderson, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Robert Holz tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 14:37 | Murray State | Donald Anderson double dribbles | 43-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:16 | Samford | Robert Holz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Wallace Herring - foul #3 on Wallace Herring, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:01 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scot Wolf and he's hacked by Jason Marrs - foul #1 on Jason Marrs, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| 14:01 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Ronald Farrish is denied on a layup by Wallace Herring | 46-44 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Christopher Doran | 46-44 |
| 13:15 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 13:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jason Marrs | 46-44 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Jason Marrs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 12:53 | Murray State | Scot Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:44 | Murray State | Wallace Herring comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 46-44 |
| 12:43 | Murray State | Christopher Doran hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 12:29 | Samford | James Kwong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), Hans Zuvich (PF), William Luton (C) Scot Wolf, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), Michael French (SF), Christopher Szafranski (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Jason Marrs, Paul Wakeland, Ronald Farrish, Robert Holz, James Kwong | |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Donald Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Frankie Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-46 |
| 11:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Troy Shea | 51-46 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Frankie Taylor buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Troy Shea | 51-48 |
| 11:05 | Murray State | Donald Anderson clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frankie Taylor - foul #1 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Christopher Doran, Hans Zuvich, William Luton | |
| Subs | Samford | Leroy Anderson (PF) Mark Keefer | |
| 11:05 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:05 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Leroy Anderson grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Troy Shea is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Howard Mansell is fouled on the floor by Troy Shea - foul #2 on Troy Shea, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 10:40 | Murray State | Howard Mansell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Kwong (C) Christopher Szafranski | |
| 10:29 | Samford | James Kwong clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jess Sherwood | 54-48 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Wallace Herring swats the layup by James Kwong | 54-48 |
| 09:57 | Murray State | Donald Anderson gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Donald Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 09:27 | Samford | James Kwong grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Troy Shea connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Kwong | 54-50 |
| 08:49 | Murray State | James Kwong steals the ball from Wallace Herring | 54-50 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Leroy Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Frankie Taylor and he's fouled by Howard Mansell - foul #1 on Howard Mansell, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), Christopher Doran (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, Howard Mansell, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, Michael French, James Kwong | |
| 08:28 | Samford | Leroy Anderson makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:19 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich is fouled on the floor by Ronald Farrish - foul #2 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Holz (C) Leroy Anderson | |
| 08:19 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:19 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Robert Holz knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Jason Marrs | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Farrish (fresh) PF - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Holz (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Donald Anderson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Doran | 59-55 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Hans Zuvich - foul #2 on Hans Zuvich, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Wallace Herring (PF) Timothy Parker, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SF) Ronald Farrish | |
| 07:19 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:05 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Jason Marrs pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Michael French misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Anderson - foul #4 on Donald Anderson, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Jess Sherwood (C) Donald Anderson, William Luton | |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Leroy Anderson (PF) Paul Wakeland, Robert Holz | |
| 06:49 | Samford | Michael French makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Michael French misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:49 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:36 | Murray State | The short jumper by Jess Sherwood is denied by Christopher Szafranski | 59-57 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Michael French gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Frankie Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Marrs | 59-59 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Tuttle | 61-59 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Michael French hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jason Marrs | 61-61 |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is fouled on the floor by Frankie Taylor - foul #2 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG) Timothy Parker | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), James Kwong (C) Jason Marrs, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:27 | Samford | Michael French hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Shea | 63-63 |
| 05:05 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood is hacked by Frankie Taylor - foul #3 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), Hans Zuvich (PF) Carl Tuttle, Wallace Herring | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Holz (PF) Leroy Anderson | |
| 05:05 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:05 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Michael French is hacked by Christopher Doran - foul #2 on Christopher Doran, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Luton (C) Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:42 | Samford | Michael French makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Michael French misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:42 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Christopher Doran clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 04:21 | Murray State | Christopher Doran pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Donald Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Hans Zuvich | 67-64 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Michael French clanks a floater from close range | 67-64 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Troy Shea snags the offensive board | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frankie Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael French (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Kwong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Samford | Frankie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Timothy Parker grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 03:19 | Murray State | Michael French steps in front of the Christopher Doran pass | 67-64 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Frankie Taylor hits the finger roll set up by Michael French | 67-66 |
| 03:03 | Murray State | Christopher Doran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 03:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Troy Shea | 67-66 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Robert Holz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Donald Anderson, Christopher Doran, Hans Zuvich, William Luton | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, Michael French, Robert Holz, James Kwong | |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Christopher Doran (SF) Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG) Jason Marrs | |
| 02:28 | Murray State | Donald Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Michael French (SF), James Kwong (C) Paul Wakeland, Ronald Farrish, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 02:06 | Samford | Frankie Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael French | 67-68 |
| 01:44 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Leroy Anderson gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Leroy Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Frankie Taylor | 67-71 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-71 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Wallace Herring tips it home | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Michael French buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Frankie Taylor and the foul's on Christopher Doran - foul #3 on Christopher Doran, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG) Troy Shea | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Michael French misses the free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jess Sherwood | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Murray State | Wallace Herring misses short on a floater from the right side | 69-73 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Wallace Herring tips it in | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Donald Anderson is called for the reach on Michael French in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Anderson, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG) Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG) Paul Wakeland | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael French makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael French misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:23 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jess Sherwood | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Christopher Doran drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Parker | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | James Kwong buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-76 |