| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Ferber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon inbounds the ball | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-42 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler gets the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams double dribbles | 24-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SF), Ben Johnson (PF) Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:05 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is hacked by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Nelson, Jess Sherwood | |
| 18:53 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Murray Rogers grabs the offensive board | 24-42 |
| 18:40 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore is open but misses the lay-in | 24-42 |
| 18:39 | Murray State | Murray Rogers misses the tip | 24-42 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams hits a jumpshot from the left side | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:19 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses short on a runner from the left block | 26-42 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), Harold Robinson (SF), Walter Garten (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Rubin Castanon, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf, Ben Johnson, Murray Rogers | |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Oehler | 29-42 |
| 17:50 | Murray State | Martin Oehler steals it from Carl Tuttle | 29-42 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten gets the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten drills a shot from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG), Rubin Castanon (C) Stanley Soriano, Harold Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Scot Wolf (SF), Ben Johnson (PF) Thomas Nelson, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-42 |
| 16:55 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:36 | Murray State | Ben Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Jess Sherwood and he's hacked by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG) David Wallace | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Benjamin Barnes (C) Carl Tuttle, Scot Wolf, Jess Sherwood | |
| 16:36 | Murray State | Ben Johnson misses the free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rubin Castanon | 31-44 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 31-44 |
| 16:22 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:02 | Murray State | Rubin Castanon swats the layup by Howard Mansell | 31-44 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Howard Mansell tips it home | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Garten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Rubin Castanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Kilgore (fairly fresh) SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-46 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten grabs the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams is fouled on the floor by Ben Johnson - foul #1 on Ben Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Chris Ferber (PF), John Catanzaro (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Walter Garten, Martin Oehler, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Scot Wolf (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Thomas Nelson, Shawn Kilgore, Howard Mansell, Ben Johnson, Benjamin Barnes | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses the jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 15:21 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the tip | 31-46 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro double dribbles | 31-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Steven Harland, Scot Wolf | |
| 14:56 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson is fouled on the floor by Stanley Soriano - foul #1 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson (SG), Martin Oehler (PF) Stanley Soriano, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (PG), Scot Wolf (SF) Thomas Nelson, Howard Mansell | |
| 14:47 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Hans Zuvich | 31-49 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Oehler | 34-49 |
| 14:25 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore is hacked by Luis Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Hicks, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG) Luis Hicks | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Murray Rogers (C) Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf, Jess Sherwood | |
| 14:20 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Spicer - foul #2 on William Spicer, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| 14:20 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 14:20 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Spicer | 36-51 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | Martin Oehler steals the ball from Thomas Nelson | 36-51 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-51 |
| 13:21 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 13:05 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Nelson | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro's pass is intercepted by Carl Tuttle | 36-54 |
| 12:50 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Tuttle | 36-56 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Oehler | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:26 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Howard Mansell | 39-56 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Murray Rogers | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer loses the ball out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), James Adams (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, Harold Robinson, Alan Ovitz, Martin Oehler, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Shawn Kilgore (SG), Scot Wolf (SF), Ben Johnson (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Thomas Nelson, Carl Tuttle, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich, Murray Rogers | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:03 | Murray State | Ben Johnson loses the dribble to Chris Ferber in the backcourt | 39-59 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano is hacked by Ben Johnson - foul #2 on Ben Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Garten (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Ferber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Harland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten is hacked by Jess Sherwood - foul #1 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #3 | 39-59 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Garten | 41-59 |
| 11:12 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Steven Harland | 41-61 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano is hacked by Ben Johnson - foul #3 on Ben Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Martin Oehler (PF), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Walter Garten, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Steven Harland | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Kilgore steals it from John Catanzaro | 41-61 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | David Wallace is called for the reach on Jess Sherwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Wallace, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| 10:20 | Murray State | Ben Johnson is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 41-61 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the offensive board | 41-61 |
| 10:01 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Catanzaro | 41-61 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-61 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-61 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro grabs the board | 41-61 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wallace | 44-61 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Oehler - foul #1 on Martin Oehler, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Chris Ferber (PF) David Wallace, James Adams, Martin Oehler, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF) Carl Tuttle, Scot Wolf, Ben Johnson | |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Kilgore is called for the reach on Stanley Soriano - foul #3 on Shawn Kilgore, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Spicer | 46-62 |
| 08:20 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore travels with the ball | 46-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Martin Oehler (PF), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Walter Garten, Chris Ferber, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG) Thomas Nelson, Shawn Kilgore | |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-62 |
| 08:05 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jess Sherwood | 46-62 |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Howard Mansell is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Ovitz (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Martin Oehler (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - John Catanzaro (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Harland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Tuttle (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Mansell (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Hans Zuvich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Harland - foul #1 on Steven Harland, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Shawn Kilgore (SG), Scot Wolf (SF) Steven Harland, Carl Tuttle, Howard Mansell | |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Nelson and he's hacked by Martin Oehler - foul #2 on Martin Oehler, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber (C) John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Howard Mansell (SF) Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf | |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Spicer | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:00 | Murray State | Thomas Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Walter Garten (SF), Rubin Castanon (C) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SG), Scot Wolf (SF), Ben Johnson (PF), Murray Rogers (C) Carl Tuttle, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich, Jess Sherwood | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace makes the shot from the right wing | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Scot Wolf connects on the jumper from the left block | 53-67 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber hits the follow up shot | 55-67 |
| 05:49 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore misses the jump hook near the basket | 55-67 |
| 05:47 | Murray State | Scot Wolf tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Murray Rogers - foul #1 on Murray Rogers, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), Harold Robinson (SF), Martin Oehler (PF) David Wallace, Luis Hicks, Walter Garten, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Thomas Nelson, Shawn Kilgore, Scot Wolf, Ben Johnson, Murray Rogers | |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| 05:25 | Murray State | Howard Mansell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro (C) Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:05 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Harland steps in front of the Martin Oehler pass | 58-69 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | Harold Robinson steps in front of the Howard Mansell pass in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich hits the finger roll | 61-71 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Harold Robinson | 64-71 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Steven Harland is hacked by William Spicer in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Spicer, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF) Stanley Soriano, Harold Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Steven Harland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 64-73 |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Howard Mansell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro makes the jumper from the free throw line | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle travels in the backcourt | 66-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (PG), Walter Garten (SF), Rubin Castanon (C) William Spicer, Alan Ovitz, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Nelson (PG), Scot Wolf (SF), Ben Johnson (PF) Steven Harland, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Luis Hicks (fresh) 4 pf. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Garten (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Rubin Castanon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jess Sherwood (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-76 |
| 03:32 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 03:06 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is hacked by Luis Hicks - foul #5 on Luis Hicks, team foul #10 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Chris Ferber (C) Luis Hicks, James Adams, Walter Garten, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF) Scot Wolf, Ben Johnson | |
| 03:06 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:06 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood is fouled on the floor by David Wallace - foul #4 on David Wallace, team foul #11 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Scot Wolf (SF), Ben Johnson (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro gets the rebound | 66-79 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-79 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 66-79 |
| 02:09 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Harold Robinson (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Chris Ferber (C) David Wallace, James Adams, Alan Ovitz, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Harland (PG), Shawn Kilgore (SG), Benjamin Barnes (PF), Murray Rogers (C) Thomas Nelson, Carl Tuttle, Ben Johnson, Jess Sherwood | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 66-79 |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore gets the rebound | 66-79 |
| 01:37 | Murray State | Murray Rogers can't finish the layup | 66-79 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 66-79 |
| 01:10 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Rubin Castanon | 66-79 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten pulls down the rebound | 66-79 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon can't finish the layup | 66-79 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Barnes | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 66-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ben Johnson (PF) Benjamin Barnes | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Steven Harland runs out the clock | 66-81 |