| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joe Claycomb (fresh) SG - Douglas Masuda (fresh) SF - Carlos Seymour (fresh) PF - Ralph Grafton (fresh) C - Don Reece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (fresh) SG - Jesse Tyrell (fresh) SF - Ted Hood (fresh) PF - Roger Smith (fresh) C - Arthur Weist (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Murray State | Douglas Masuda comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jesse Tyrell | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Tyrell | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour loses the dribble to Jesse Tyrell | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell banks in the layup | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:55 | Murray State | Don Reece slams it home on a nice dish by Douglas Masuda | 4-7 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Masuda - foul #1 on Douglas Masuda, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Antonio Velasquez (PG), Christian Wright (SG), Gerard Fortenberry (SF), Lester Jennings (PF), Joe Ogawa (C) Joe Claycomb, Douglas Masuda, Carlos Seymour, Ralph Grafton, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (PG), Devin Peterson (SG), James Brien (SF), Charles Manzer (C) Micheal Brunner, Jesse Tyrell, Ted Hood, Arthur Weist | |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 4-7 |
| 17:33 | Murray State | Lester Jennings snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:30 | Murray State | Brady Ray steals it from Christian Wright in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray hits the finger roll | 4-9 |
| 17:25 | Murray State | Antonio Velasquez is fouled in the backcourt by Devin Peterson - foul #1 on Devin Peterson, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) Roger Smith | |
| 17:14 | Murray State | Lester Jennings scores on a fadeaway from close range | 6-9 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson travels in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 16:57 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa travels with the ball | 6-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski (PG), Frederick Huntington (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Ralph Grafton (PF), Don Reece (C) Antonio Velasquez, Christian Wright, Gerard Fortenberry, Lester Jennings, Joe Ogawa | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Arthur Weist (C) Brady Ray, Devin Peterson, Charles Manzer, James Brien | |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 16:37 | Murray State | Don Reece pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:31 | Murray State | Roger Smith steals it from Frederick Huntington | 6-9 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Tyrell and he's hacked by Carlos Seymour - foul #1 on Carlos Seymour, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | Douglas Masuda (SG) Frederick Huntington | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SF), Charles Manzer (C) Homer Brown, Arthur Weist | |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis misses the free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:13 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ralph Grafton | 6-11 |
| 15:52 | Murray State | Don Reece is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Swietomierz Zavadoski (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Masuda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Grafton (fairly fresh) C - Don Reece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Adam Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Tyrell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Hood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Smith (tiring) C - Charles Manzer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Smith | 6-13 |
| 15:33 | Murray State | Roger Smith is called for the reach on Carlos Seymour - foul #1 on Roger Smith, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Antonio Velasquez (SG), Christian Wright (SF), Gerard Fortenberry (PF), Lester Jennings (C) Swietomierz Zavadoski, Douglas Masuda, Carlos Seymour, Ralph Grafton, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Brady Ray (SG), Arthur Weist (C) Adam Willis, Jesse Tyrell, Charles Manzer | |
| 15:17 | Murray State | Christian Wright knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gerard Fortenberry | 8-13 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Joe Claycomb steps in front of the Ted Hood pass in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 15:13 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb lays it in | 10-13 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Velasquez - foul #1 on Antonio Velasquez, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson (SF), James Brien (PF) Ted Hood, Roger Smith | |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray is open and buries a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Antonio Velasquez - foul #2 on Antonio Velasquez, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Douglas Masuda (SG), Frederick Huntington (SF), Joe Ogawa (C) Antonio Velasquez, Christian Wright, Gerard Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown (SF), Charles Manzer (C) Micheal Brunner, Arthur Weist | |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:52 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Joe Ogawa | 10-15 |
| 14:46 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Grafton (PF) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Roger Smith (PF) Brady Ray, James Brien | |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson connects on the open shot from the baseline set up by Micheal Brunner and the foul's on Douglas Masuda - foul #2 on Douglas Masuda, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christian Wright (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Don Reece (C) Douglas Masuda, Frederick Huntington, Joe Ogawa | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Don Reece misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Manzer - foul #1 on Charles Manzer, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (SG), James Brien (SF), Arthur Weist (C) Devin Peterson, Homer Brown, Roger Smith | |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer can't connect on a runner from the left block | 11-18 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Don Reece is called for the reach on James Brien - foul #1 on Don Reece, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Ralph Grafton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SF) Charles Manzer | |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-18 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | Christian Wright snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb clanks a jump hook in the lane | 11-18 |
| 13:22 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Seymour | 11-18 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Lester Jennings comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Weist - foul #1 on Arthur Weist, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski (PG), Frederick Huntington (SG), Gerard Fortenberry (SF), Joe Ogawa (C) Joe Claycomb, Christian Wright, Carlos Seymour, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), Roger Smith (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Micheal Brunner, Brady Ray, Arthur Weist, James Brien | |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Lester Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Lester Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-18 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer tips it back up and in | 11-20 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer gets the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Joe Ogawa is called for the reach on Jesse Tyrell - foul #1 on Joe Ogawa, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Christian Wright (SG), Ralph Grafton (PF), Don Reece (C) Swietomierz Zavadoski, Frederick Huntington, Lester Jennings, Joe Ogawa | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Homer Brown (SF) Adam Willis, Ted Hood | |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 12:08 | Murray State | Christian Wright is hacked by Charles Manzer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Manzer, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist (C) Charles Manzer | |
| 11:49 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joe Claycomb, team foul #8 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF) Gerard Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Brien (C) Arthur Weist | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joe Claycomb (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Christian Wright (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Seymour (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Grafton (tiring) C - Don Reece (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Tyrell (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Brown (fresh) PF - Roger Smith (tired) C - James Brien (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski (PG) Joe Claycomb | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson (SG) Jesse Tyrell | |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-22 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith is whistled for traveling | 14-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frederick Huntington (SG) Christian Wright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (SG), Arthur Weist (PF) Homer Brown, Roger Smith | |
| 10:57 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour is whistled for a carry | 14-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (SF) Swietomierz Zavadoski, Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG) Micheal Brunner | |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Tyrell | 14-24 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Brady Ray - foul #1 on Brady Ray, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christian Wright (SG), Lester Jennings (PF), Joe Ogawa (C) Frederick Huntington, Ralph Grafton, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Ted Hood (SF), Roger Smith (PF) Jesse Tyrell, Devin Peterson, James Brien | |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith hits a fadeaway in the paint | 16-26 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Christian Wright hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 16-26 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 09:26 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Roger Smith - foul #2 on Roger Smith, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski (PG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Ralph Grafton (PF) Joe Claycomb, Gerard Fortenberry, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), Devin Peterson (SF), James Brien (PF) Adam Willis, Brady Ray, Ted Hood, Roger Smith | |
| 09:26 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:26 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:26 | Murray State | Ralph Grafton grabs the offensive board | 16-26 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | Ralph Grafton can't finish the layup | 16-26 |
| 09:17 | Murray State | Christian Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 08:53 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Micheal Brunner | 16-26 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jesse Tyrell | 16-29 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa comes up short on the floater from the left block | 16-29 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson pulls down the rebound | 16-29 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frederick Huntington (SG), Lester Jennings (PF), Don Reece (C) Christian Wright, Ralph Grafton, Joe Ogawa | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Brady Ray (SG), Homer Brown (SF) Micheal Brunner, Jesse Tyrell, Devin Peterson | |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien hits a floater in the lane | 16-31 |
| 07:43 | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Weist | 16-31 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis grabs the board | 16-31 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Swietomierz Zavadoski (fairly fresh) SG - Frederick Huntington (fairly fresh) SF - Carlos Seymour (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 2 pts. C - Don Reece (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Adam Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brady Ray (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Homer Brown (fresh) PF - James Brien (tired) 2 pts. C - Arthur Weist (very tired) | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown is hacked by Carlos Seymour in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Seymour, team foul #9 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SF) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SF) Arthur Weist | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown misses the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Don Reece grabs the board | 16-31 |
| 07:36 | Murray State | Brady Ray takes the ball from Swietomierz Zavadoski in the backcourt | 16-31 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown's layup is rejected by Lester Jennings | 16-31 |
| 07:27 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Lester Jennings | 16-31 |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 07:20 | Murray State | Lester Jennings hits the follow up shot | 18-31 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis's pass is intercepted by Frederick Huntington in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| 07:09 | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-31 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray snags the defensive board | 18-31 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Ralph Grafton (PF) Swietomierz Zavadoski, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), Arthur Weist (PF) Adam Willis, Brady Ray, Homer Brown | |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-31 |
| 06:57 | Murray State | Don Reece tips it but misses | 18-31 |
| 06:55 | Murray State | Frederick Huntington snags the offensive board | 18-31 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry misses long on a floater from the right block | 18-31 |
| 06:35 | Murray State | Frederick Huntington snags the offensive board | 18-31 |
| 06:16 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Frederick Huntington grabs the offensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski (PG), Christian Wright (SG), Lester Jennings (PF) Joe Claycomb, Frederick Huntington, Ralph Grafton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Homer Brown (SF) Micheal Brunner, Ted Hood | |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Arthur Weist is called for the reach on Don Reece - foul #2 on Arthur Weist, team foul #8 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (SG), Charles Manzer (C) Jesse Tyrell, Arthur Weist | |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Don Reece - foul #2 on Don Reece, team foul #10 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Grafton (PF) Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Devin Peterson (SF) Homer Brown, Charles Manzer | |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:12 | Murray State | Adam Willis steals it from Ralph Grafton | 18-32 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Swietomierz Zavadoski is called for the reach on Micheal Brunner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Swietomierz Zavadoski, team foul #11 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Joe Ogawa (C) Swietomierz Zavadoski, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 04:50 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa tips it but misses | 18-34 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner gets the rebound | 18-34 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner misses the wide open floater from the right block | 18-34 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis gets the offensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 18-34 |
| 04:14 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Joe Ogawa | 18-34 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb loses the dribble to Brady Ray in the backcourt | 18-34 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Devin Peterson hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Adam Willis | 18-36 |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb is hacked by Adam Willis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Willis, team foul #9 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Douglas Masuda (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF), Don Reece (C) Christian Wright, Gerard Fortenberry, Ralph Grafton, Joe Ogawa | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Adam Willis, Brady Ray, Devin Peterson, James Brien | |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Tyrell and the foul's on Lester Jennings - foul #1 on Lester Jennings, team foul #12 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Antonio Velasquez (PG) Joe Claycomb | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith makes the free throw | 20-39 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Antonio Velasquez (fresh) SG - Douglas Masuda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Seymour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Reece (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Tyrell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Homer Brown (fresh) PF - Roger Smith (tiring) 5 pts. C - Charles Manzer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour lays it up and in set up by Antonio Velasquez | 22-39 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell is hacked by Douglas Masuda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Masuda, team foul #13 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski (PG) Douglas Masuda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) Micheal Brunner | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Don Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 03:07 | Murray State | Lester Jennings hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-40 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Swietomierz Zavadoski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Zavadoski, team foul #14 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SF) Homer Brown | |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 02:54 | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski is called for traveling | 24-42 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood misses the wide open shot from the left side | 24-42 |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Lester Jennings gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 02:20 | Murray State | Antonio Velasquez misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 24-42 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer hits the finger roll | 24-44 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | Adam Willis is called for the reach on Swietomierz Zavadoski - foul #2 on Adam Willis, team foul #10 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Grafton (PF), Joe Ogawa (C) Lester Jennings, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Devin Peterson (SG) Adam Willis, Jesse Tyrell | |
| 01:52 | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Smith | 25-44 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-44 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Ralph Grafton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-44 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer grabs the board | 25-44 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Seymour steals the ball from Devin Peterson | 25-44 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | Swietomierz Zavadoski lays it up and in set up by Carlos Seymour | 27-44 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith is fouled on the floor by Ralph Grafton - foul #1 on Ralph Grafton, team foul #15 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frederick Huntington (PG) Swietomierz Zavadoski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brady Ray (SG), Homer Brown (SF) Devin Peterson, Ted Hood | |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Joe Ogawa lays it in | 29-46 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner misses the floater from the free throw line | 29-46 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | Ralph Grafton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | Ralph Grafton is denied on a dunk by Homer Brown | 29-46 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Lester Jennings (PF), Don Reece (C) Frederick Huntington, Ralph Grafton, Joe Ogawa | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Arthur Weist (PF) Micheal Brunner, Roger Smith | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Homer Brown and the foul's on Antonio Velasquez - foul #3 on Antonio Velasquez, team foul #16 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christian Wright (SG) Antonio Velasquez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Devin Peterson (SF) Brady Ray, Homer Brown | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses the free throw | 29-48 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Don Reece | 29-48 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Don Reece hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 29-48 |