| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fresh) SG - George Nix (fresh) SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) PF - Marc Birmingham (fresh) C - Igor Zegar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) SG - Frank Burk (fresh) SF - Santos Cody (fresh) PF - Clarence Green (fresh) C - Aaron Andrews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Morehead State | Santos Cody is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Murray State | George Nix buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Morehead State | Clarence Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | Igor Zegar grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Frank Burk steps in front of the George Nix pass | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Burk | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Murray State | Igor Zegar is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Igor Zegar, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews scores on a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Igor Zegar - foul #2 on Igor Zegar, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Darrin Burns (C) Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 18:26 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:26 | Murray State | Darrin Burns gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:11 | Murray State | George Nix makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | Morehead State | Frank Burk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (PG), Harold Sarratt (SG), William Brown (SF), Manuel Russo (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Joseph Poindexter, Frank Burk, Santos Cody, Clarence Green, Aaron Andrews | |
| 17:37 | Murray State | David Hughes hits a runner from close range set up by George Nix | 7-6 |
| 17:22 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo scores on a jumper from the right side set up by William Brown | 7-8 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is hacked by Jacob Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | David Hughes misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Charles Kanevsky - foul #1 on Charles Kanevsky, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | David Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:06 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:51 | Morehead State | George Nix is called for the reach on Harold Sarratt - foul #1 on George Nix, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG), Santos Cody (SF), Clarence Green (PF), Aaron Andrews (C) Jacob Taylor, William Brown, Manuel Russo, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 16:33 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 16:28 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is fouled in the backcourt by William McKern - foul #1 on William McKern, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Burk (SG) Harold Sarratt | |
| 16:13 | Murray State | David Hughes knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by George Nix | 10-11 |
| 15:51 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Santos Cody and he's fouled by Darrin Burns - foul #1 on Darrin Burns, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Manuel Russo (PF) William McKern, Santos Cody, Clarence Green | |
| 15:51 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews misses the free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Darrin Burns grabs the board | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (fairly fresh) SG - George Nix (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) PF - Marc Birmingham (fairly fresh) C - Darrin Burns (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Burk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) PF - Manuel Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Murray State | George Nix scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | George Nix steps in front of the Joseph Poindexter pass in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 15:31 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Nix | 15-13 |
| 15:17 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 15:15 | Murray State | George Nix grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | Roger Thomas connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from George Nix | 17-13 |
| 14:37 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor is hacked by Darrin Burns - foul #2 on Darrin Burns, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF), Anthony Edmonson (C) Roger Thomas, Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG), Harold Sarratt (SG), Santos Cody (SF), William Brown (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) Joseph Poindexter, Frank Burk, Jacob Taylor, Manuel Russo, Aaron Andrews | |
| 14:27 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky clanks a floater from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 14:25 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 14:13 | Murray State | George Nix comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 14:11 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 14:05 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky drills a jumper from close range set up by George Nix | 19-13 |
| 13:46 | Morehead State | Santos Cody scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 19-15 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham blows the wide open layup | 19-15 |
| 13:25 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson grabs the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 13:07 | Murray State | David Hughes is hacked by Santos Cody - foul #1 on Santos Cody, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG) George Nix | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Frank Burk (SG), Clarence Green (PF), Aaron Andrews (C) William McKern, Harold Sarratt, William Brown, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 12:58 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky | 21-15 |
| 12:37 | Morehead State | Frank Burk drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 12:21 | Murray State | David Hughes makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 11:58 | Morehead State | Santos Cody clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Edmonson - foul #1 on Anthony Edmonson, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), Roger Thomas (SF) Shawn Cinkosky, Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (PG), Harold Sarratt (SG), Manuel Russo (C) Joseph Poindexter, Frank Burk, Aaron Andrews | |
| 11:58 | Morehead State | Santos Cody makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 11:58 | Morehead State | Santos Cody makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 11:44 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-19 |
| 11:43 | Murray State | David Hughes tips it but misses | 23-19 |
| 11:42 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson tips it back up and in | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (fresh) SG - Terrence Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Hughes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Edmonson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jacob Taylor (fresh) SG - Harold Sarratt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Santos Cody (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Clarence Green (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo can't throw it down | 25-19 |
| 11:26 | Murray State | David Hughes gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 11:04 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Sarratt - foul #1 on Harold Sarratt, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG) Al McColpin | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG) Santos Cody | |
| 11:04 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 11:04 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 11:04 | Murray State | David Hughes snags the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 10:58 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson blows the dunk | 26-19 |
| 10:57 | Morehead State | Clarence Green snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 10:38 | Morehead State | William McKern hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Taylor | 26-21 |
| 10:21 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 26-21 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Clarence Green | 26-21 |
| 10:14 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Taylor | 26-24 |
| 10:11 | Murray State | George Nix is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Sarratt - foul #2 on Harold Sarratt, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Marc Birmingham (PF) Terrence Henderson, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Frank Burk (SG), William Brown (SF), Charles Kanevsky (C) William McKern, Harold Sarratt, Jacob Taylor, Manuel Russo | |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Joseph Poindexter steals the ball from George Nix | 26-24 |
| 09:36 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| 09:34 | Morehead State | Frank Burk snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 09:14 | Morehead State | William Brown is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) Anthony Edmonson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor (SG), Manuel Russo (PF), Aaron Andrews (C) Frank Burk, Clarence Green, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 09:09 | Murray State | George Nix throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 09:04 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-24 |
| 09:02 | Morehead State | William Brown can't tip it in | 26-24 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | George Nix snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Taylor - foul #2 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG) George Nix | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky (PF) Jacob Taylor | |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:56 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 08:38 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo is fouled on the floor by David Hughes - foul #1 on David Hughes, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Burk (SG) William Brown | |
| 08:38 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 08:38 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | David Hughes is denied on a dunk by Frank Burk | 26-26 |
| 08:21 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 08:06 | Morehead State | Frank Burk is fouled on the floor by Roger Thomas - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson (C) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG), Santos Cody (SF) Joseph Poindexter, Manuel Russo | |
| 08:06 | Morehead State | Frank Burk makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:06 | Morehead State | Frank Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Cinkosky | 28-28 |
| 07:30 | Morehead State | Frank Burk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG) Shawn Cinkosky | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Brown (PF) Charles Kanevsky | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) SG - George Nix (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Birmingham (tired) 4 pts. C - Anthony Edmonson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William McKern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Burk (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Cody (tiring) 6 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Aaron Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Hughes (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clarence Green (PF) Santos Cody | |
| 06:52 | Morehead State | William Brown connects on the runner from close range and he's hacked by Anthony Edmonson - foul #2 on Anthony Edmonson, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) Anthony Edmonson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Manuel Russo (C) William McKern, Aaron Andrews | |
| 06:52 | Morehead State | William Brown misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 06:52 | Murray State | Marc Birmingham snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | David Hughes is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Terrence Henderson | 30-30 |
| 06:11 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter connects on the shot in the lane set up by William Brown | 30-32 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson's layup is rejected by Clarence Green | 30-32 |
| 05:49 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 05:30 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 05:28 | Murray State | David Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 05:13 | Murray State | Joseph Poindexter takes the ball from Terrence Henderson | 30-32 |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | William Brown is hacked by David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Igor Zegar (C) Terrence Henderson, David Hughes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG), Santos Cody (SF), Charles Kanevsky (PF), Aaron Andrews (C) Joseph Poindexter, Frank Burk, Clarence Green, Manuel Russo | |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:01 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky is fouled in the backcourt by William McKern - foul #2 on William McKern, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG) Igor Zegar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Frank Burk (SG) William McKern, William Brown | |
| 05:01 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 05:01 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 05:01 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 04:47 | Morehead State | Santos Cody clanks a floater from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 04:45 | Morehead State | Charles Kanevsky snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 04:34 | Morehead State | Frank Burk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Al McColpin - foul #1 on Al McColpin, team foul #11 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | Igor Zegar (C) Al McColpin | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 04:34 | Morehead State | Frank Burk misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:34 | Morehead State | Frank Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 04:18 | Morehead State | Santos Cody grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 03:58 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter loses the dribble to Shawn Cinkosky | 31-35 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Poindexter - foul #1 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #9 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terrence Henderson (SG), David Hughes (SF), Darrin Burns (PF) George Nix, Roger Thomas, Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG), Harold Sarratt (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Clarence Green (PF) Joseph Poindexter, Frank Burk, Santos Cody, Charles Kanevsky | |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 03:22 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 03:20 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Igor Zegar | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Shawn Cinkosky (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrence Henderson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David Hughes (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrin Burns (fresh) 2 reb. C - Igor Zegar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William McKern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Sarratt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clarence Green (tiring) 2 reb. C - Aaron Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Jacob Taylor picks off the pass by Shawn Cinkosky in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt is hacked by David Hughes - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Birmingham (PF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Brown (PF) Clarence Green | |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Igor Zegar dunks the ball on a great pass from Shawn Cinkosky | 34-37 |
| 02:30 | Morehead State | Marc Birmingham denies the turnaround by William Brown | 34-37 |
| 02:29 | Morehead State | William McKern grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 02:10 | Morehead State | Igor Zegar picks off the pass by Aaron Andrews | 34-37 |
| 02:10 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Nix (SG), Roger Thomas (SF) Terrence Henderson, Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Santos Cody (SF), Manuel Russo (PF), Charles Kanevsky (C) William McKern, William Brown, Aaron Andrews | |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Darrin Burns misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 01:53 | Murray State | Darrin Burns hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 01:34 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Darrin Burns - foul #3 on Darrin Burns, team foul #13 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), Marc Birmingham (PF) Shawn Cinkosky, Darrin Burns | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William McKern (PG) Jacob Taylor | |
| 01:34 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:34 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 01:24 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-39 |
| 01:22 | Morehead State | Manuel Russo snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 01:11 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt loses the dribble to Igor Zegar | 36-39 |
| 01:05 | Murray State | Igor Zegar connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Al McColpin and he's fouled by Charles Kanevsky - foul #2 on Charles Kanevsky, team foul #10 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clarence Green (PF) Charles Kanevsky | |
| 01:05 | Murray State | Igor Zegar misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:05 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Manuel Russo | 38-39 |
| 00:41 | Morehead State | Santos Cody misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 00:39 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Green | 38-39 |
| 00:30 | Morehead State | Clarence Green misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Marc Birmingham - foul #1 on Marc Birmingham, team foul #14 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Cinkosky (PG), Terrence Henderson (SG), Anthony Edmonson (C) Al McColpin, George Nix, Marc Birmingham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Aaron Andrews (C) William McKern, Santos Cody, Manuel Russo | |
| 00:30 | Morehead State | Clarence Green makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:30 | Morehead State | Clarence Green misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:30 | Murray State | Anthony Edmonson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Terrence Henderson is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Shawn Cinkosky | 40-40 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Jacob Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |