| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Huff (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bryan White (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Anthony Brunson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Harris (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Freddie Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Freddie Harris inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:56 | SE Missouri State | Al McColpin steps in front of the Frank Harris pass in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 19:36 | Murray State | John Huff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 19:35 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Freddie Harris | 40-38 |
| 19:22 | SE Missouri State | Freddie Harris makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Harris | 40-40 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | William Mooney makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Al McColpin | 42-40 |
| 18:45 | SE Missouri State | James Foster misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by William Mooney - foul #2 on William Mooney, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 18:45 | SE Missouri State | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:45 | SE Missouri State | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:28 | Murray State | Bryan White knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Roger Thomas and he's hacked by Anthony Brunson - foul #2 on Anthony Brunson, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 18:28 | Murray State | Bryan White misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | Brian Miller snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 18:24 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris's pass is intercepted by John Huff in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 18:23 | Murray State | John Huff hits the finger roll | 46-42 |
| 18:04 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Brunson makes the 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 17:39 | Murray State | William Mooney is hacked by Freddie Harris - foul #1 on Freddie Harris, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski (C) William Mooney | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bernard Wyse (PG), David Gross (SG), Brian Poole (SF), Timothy McKeirnan (PF), Trenton Philips (C) Anthony Brunson, Frank Harris, Freddie Harris, Brian Miller, James Foster | |
| 17:23 | Murray State | Bryan White misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 17:21 | SE Missouri State | Trenton Philips pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 17:08 | SE Missouri State | Brian Poole buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Trenton Philips and the foul's on Al McColpin - foul #1 on Al McColpin, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 17:08 | SE Missouri State | Brian Poole misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:08 | Murray State | John Huff grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 16:52 | Murray State | Roger Thomas hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan White | 48-47 |
| 16:36 | SE Missouri State | Brian Poole is hacked by Roger Thomas - foul #3 on Roger Thomas, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris (SG), Brian Miller (PF) Timothy McKeirnan, Trenton Philips | |
| 16:24 | SE Missouri State | David Gross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 16:22 | SE Missouri State | Brian Poole gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:10 | SE Missouri State | Bernard Wyse misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 16:08 | Murray State | The rebound goes to John Huff | 48-47 |
| 16:02 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Huff | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Huff (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reynaldo Ruiz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Oleg Komosinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | SE Missouri State | Bryan White denies the turnaround by Brian Miller | 51-47 |
| 15:46 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:27 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 15:25 | SE Missouri State | John Huff picks off the pass by David Gross in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 15:12 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 15:10 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan White | 53-47 |
| 15:00 | Murray State | John Huff misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 14:59 | SE Missouri State | Brian Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 14:40 | SE Missouri State | Brian Miller clanks a shot in the lane | 53-47 |
| 14:39 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Bryan White | 53-47 |
| 14:34 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Oleg Komosinski | 56-47 |
| 14:19 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 14:17 | Murray State | Bryan White grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 14:11 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-47 |
| 14:10 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 13:43 | SE Missouri State | David Gross knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Frank Harris | 56-49 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | John Huff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (SG), Roger Thomas (SF), William Mooney (C) John Huff, Reynaldo Ruiz, Oleg Komosinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Brunson (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Freddie Harris (SF), Richard Soriano (PF), James Foster (C) David Gross, Frank Harris, Bernard Wyse, Brian Miller, Brian Poole | |
| 13:14 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Reisman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 56-49 |
| 13:13 | Murray State | Roger Thomas snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 12:56 | Murray State | Anthony Brunson takes the ball from Roger Thomas | 56-49 |
| 12:53 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Reisman slams it home on a nice dish by Anthony Brunson | 56-51 |
| 12:44 | Murray State | Roger Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Freddie Harris - foul #2 on Freddie Harris, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (PG) Al McColpin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 12:44 | Murray State | Roger Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:44 | Murray State | Roger Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:44 | SE Missouri State | Richard Soriano grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 12:27 | SE Missouri State | Freddie Harris is whistled for a carry | 56-51 |
| 12:08 | Murray State | Roger Thomas lays it in on a great pass from John Rowe | 58-51 |
| 12:06 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Brunson is hacked by Marc Gil in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Gil, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Antonio Jones (PF) Bryan White | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 11:54 | SE Missouri State | James Foster hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Reisman | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Marc Gil (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Jones (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Mooney (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Anthony Brunson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Reisman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddie Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Soriano (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Murray State | John Rowe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 11:34 | Murray State | Roger Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 11:24 | Murray State | William Mooney is hacked by Freddie Harris - foul #3 on Freddie Harris, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris (SG), Trenton Philips (SF), Timothy McKeirnan (PF), Brian Miller (C) Jeremy Reisman, Freddie Harris, Richard Soriano, James Foster | |
| 11:07 | Murray State | William Mooney makes the driving attempt in the lane | 60-53 |
| 10:49 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Brunson | 60-56 |
| 10:31 | Murray State | Timothy McKeirnan is called for the reach on Antonio Jones - foul #1 on Timothy McKeirnan, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), Bryan White (PF), Oleg Komosinski (C) Marc Gil, Antonio Jones, William Mooney | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Gross (PG), Brian Poole (SF) Anthony Brunson, Timothy McKeirnan | |
| 10:12 | Murray State | John Rowe drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Thomas | 63-56 |
| 10:00 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Rowe - foul #3 on John Rowe, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (SG) John Rowe | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Soriano (PF), James Foster (C) Brian Miller, Trenton Philips | |
| 10:00 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 10:00 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:42 | Murray State | Al McColpin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Reisman (SG), Freddie Harris (SF) Frank Harris, Brian Poole | |
| 09:42 | Murray State | Al McColpin makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 09:42 | Murray State | Al McColpin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 09:39 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Reisman is hacked by Al McColpin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al McColpin, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| 09:25 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Reisman connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Gross | 65-59 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | Al McColpin scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 08:59 | SE Missouri State | James Foster banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Gross | 67-61 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | Jeremy Reisman is called for the reach on Marc Gil - foul #1 on Jeremy Reisman, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Antonio Jones (C) Al McColpin, Oleg Komosinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bernard Wyse (PG) David Gross | |
| 08:45 | Murray State | Marc Gil misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 08:45 | SE Missouri State | James Foster gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:32 | SE Missouri State | James Foster comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 67-61 |
| 08:31 | Murray State | Antonio Jones grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 08:16 | Murray State | Roger Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-61 |
| 08:15 | SE Missouri State | Bernard Wyse grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 07:53 | SE Missouri State | A charge is called on Bernard Wyse - foul #2 on Bernard Wyse, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz (SF), William Mooney (C) Marc Gil, Bryan White | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Brunson (PG), Frank Harris (SG), Brian Miller (PF), Brian Poole (C) Jeremy Reisman, Freddie Harris, Richard Soriano, James Foster | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Roger Thomas (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Huff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Reynaldo Ruiz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antonio Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mooney (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Anthony Brunson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Harris (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Antonio Jones misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 07:24 | SE Missouri State | Brian Poole grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 07:07 | SE Missouri State | Brian Miller hits the finger roll set up by Brian Poole | 67-63 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | Antonio Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 67-63 |
| 06:41 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Brunson snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 06:14 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-63 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | Brian Poole gets the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 05:56 | SE Missouri State | John Huff steals it from Brian Miller | 67-63 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Roger Thomas hits the finger roll set up by John Huff | 69-63 |
| 05:36 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris is fouled on the floor by Roger Thomas - foul #4 on Roger Thomas, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Al McColpin (PG), John Rowe (SG), Bryan White (PF), Oleg Komosinski (C) Roger Thomas, John Huff, Antonio Jones, William Mooney | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Gross (PG), Freddie Harris (SF), Richard Soriano (PF), James Foster (C) Anthony Brunson, Bernard Wyse, Brian Miller, Brian Poole | |
| 05:36 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:36 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:17 | Murray State | Al McColpin drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bryan White | 72-65 |
| 05:13 | SE Missouri State | Reynaldo Ruiz takes the ball from David Gross in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 05:01 | Murray State | John Rowe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Komosinski | 75-65 |
| 04:45 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 75-65 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | John Rowe grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 04:29 | Murray State | Al McColpin loses the dribble to James Foster | 75-65 |
| 04:27 | SE Missouri State | David Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Thomas (SF) Reynaldo Ruiz | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Reisman (SG) Frank Harris | |
| 04:14 | Murray State | John Rowe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Al McColpin | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:56 | SE Missouri State | Richard Soriano hits the finger roll | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Al McColpin (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Rowe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Thomas (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Bryan White (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Oleg Komosinski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Reisman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddie Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Soriano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Roger Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 03:35 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 03:26 | Murray State | Al McColpin's fadeaway is rejected by James Foster | 77-67 |
| 03:24 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Reisman | 77-67 |
| 03:11 | SE Missouri State | James Foster's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan White | 77-67 |
| 03:09 | Murray State | Oleg Komosinski gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| 03:09 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Huff (SG), Antonio Jones (C) John Rowe, Oleg Komosinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Anthony Brunson (PG), Frank Harris (SG) David Gross, Jeremy Reisman | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Murray State | Antonio Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 02:40 | Murray State | Antonio Jones tips it back up and in | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris is hacked by Al McColpin - foul #3 on Al McColpin, team foul #8 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bernard Wyse (SF) Freddie Harris | |
| 02:29 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:29 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:03 | Murray State | Richard Soriano is called for the reach on John Huff - foul #4 on Richard Soriano, team foul #9 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (PG) Al McColpin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Miller (PF) Richard Soriano | |
| 02:03 | Murray State | John Huff makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:03 | Murray State | John Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:49 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris is fouled on the floor by Marc Gil - foul #2 on Marc Gil, team foul #9 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (SG), Reynaldo Ruiz (SF), Oleg Komosinski (C) John Huff, Roger Thomas, Bryan White | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Gross (PG), Brian Poole (C) Anthony Brunson, James Foster | |
| 01:49 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris misses the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:49 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Oleg Komosinski | 81-69 |
| 01:26 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-69 |
| 01:25 | SE Missouri State | Brian Miller grabs the board | 81-69 |
| 01:04 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-69 |
| 01:02 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz gets the rebound | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Frank Harris steals it from Reynaldo Ruiz | 81-69 |
| 00:36 | SE Missouri State | Frank Harris lays it in | 81-71 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Reynaldo Ruiz knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Marc Gil | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | SE Missouri State | John Rowe steps in front of the Brian Miller pass | 83-71 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Marc Gil runs out the clock | 83-71 |