| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steve Hattaway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Ford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Otero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Batie (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Tandy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Samford | Malcolm Ford steps in front of the Greg Morgan pass | 25-29 |
| 19:33 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 19:32 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Gale Greene hits a jump hook from close range set up by John Reader | 27-29 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-29 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Greg Morgan can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 27-29 |
| 18:52 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Gale Greene | 27-29 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Ford | 27-29 |
| 18:13 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Greg Morgan snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:04 | Samford | Greg Morgan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Greg Morgan, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Thomas Alongi (PF) Malcolm Ford, Steven Otero, Samuel Batie | |
| 17:46 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Gale Greene loses the dribble to David Bashaw | 27-32 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | Philip Walters comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gale Greene - foul #2 on Gale Greene, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG) John Reader, Gale Greene | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Graves (SF), Alfred Rosenbloom (C) Steve Hattaway, Scott Tandy | |
| 17:18 | Murray State | Philip Walters misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | Philip Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Billy Doyle snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Billy Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Billy Doyle - foul #1 on Billy Doyle, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF) Richard Letendre | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG), Steven Otero (SF), Samuel Batie (PF) Philip Walters, Richard Graves, Thomas Alongi | |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Billy Shaw is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 16:40 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:24 | Murray State | Steven Otero is hacked by Billy Doyle - foul #2 on Billy Doyle, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (PG), Thomas Alongi (C) David Bashaw, Alfred Rosenbloom | |
| 16:08 | Murray State | Jeffrey Hecht swats the short shot by Samuel Batie | 27-33 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Otero - foul #2 on Steven Otero, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Billy Shaw | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), Scott Tandy (C) Steven Otero, Samuel Batie | |
| 15:50 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steve Hattaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Philip Walters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Alongi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Tandy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Murray State | Jeffrey Hecht steps in front of the Philip Walters pass | 29-33 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Malcolm Ford is called for the reach on Gale Greene - foul #1 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (C) John Reader, Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (SG), Chad Barnes (PF) Malcolm Ford, Thomas Alongi | |
| 14:59 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 14:58 | Murray State | Scott Tandy snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 14:44 | Murray State | Scott Tandy is whistled for a carry | 29-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (C) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Otero (SF), Samuel Batie (PF) Philip Walters, Chad Barnes | |
| 14:25 | Samford | Rodney Bryant clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Gale Greene grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Richard Allen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Richard Allen hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Gale Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 13:32 | Murray State | Samuel Batie gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 13:20 | Murray State | Samuel Batie throws it down on a nice dish by Steven Otero | 31-35 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Gale Greene is hacked by Steve Hattaway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Hattaway, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Billy Shaw, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (PG), Malcolm Ford (SG), Richard Graves (SF), Thomas Alongi (PF), Alfred Rosenbloom (C) Steve Hattaway, David Bashaw, Steven Otero, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 13:07 | Samford | Martin Wood drills a jumper in the paint set up by Greg Morgan and he's fouled by Thomas Alongi - foul #1 on Thomas Alongi, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Martin Wood misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:07 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:51 | Murray State | Richard Graves connects on the 3 from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 12:36 | Samford | John Reader makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Richard Graves clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 36-38 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Martin Wood knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hecht | 38-38 |
| 11:41 | Murray State | Philip Walters hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Malcolm Ford | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Letendre (fresh) SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Philip Walters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Malcolm Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Graves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Alongi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Samford | Richard Letendre hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Thomas Alongi snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 11:05 | Murray State | Richard Graves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Richard Letendre, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), David Bashaw (SG), Steven Otero (SF), Samuel Batie (PF), Scott Tandy (C) Philip Walters, Malcolm Ford, Richard Graves, Thomas Alongi, Alfred Rosenbloom | |
| 11:01 | Samford | Gale Greene is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | Billy Doyle steals it from Scott Tandy | 38-40 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Billy Doyle is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG) John Reader | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 10:13 | Murray State | Samuel Batie drills a floater from the right block | 38-42 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Samuel Batie is called for the reach on Rodney Bryant - foul #2 on Samuel Batie, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Westfall (C) Rodney Bryant | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:40 | Samford | Scott Tandy swats the shot by Richard Allen | 38-42 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Billy Shaw drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 08:54 | Murray State | David Bashaw knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses short on an open floater from close range | 40-44 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Richard Allen gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Richard Allen knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Shaw | 42-44 |
| 07:50 | Murray State | David Bashaw scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Hattaway | 42-47 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Gale Greene knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steve Hattaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bashaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Steven Otero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Batie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Tandy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Steven Otero | 45-50 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Gale Greene is called for 10 seconds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Rodney Bryant (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Billy Shaw, Gale Greene, Billy Doyle, Richard Allen, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (PG), Malcolm Ford (SG), Richard Graves (SF), Thomas Alongi (PF), Alfred Rosenbloom (C) Steve Hattaway, David Bashaw, Steven Otero, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Richard Graves clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 06:57 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:48 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford hits a fadeaway from close range | 45-52 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Rodney Bryant can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 06:17 | Samford | John Reader tips it in | 47-52 |
| 05:59 | Murray State | Philip Walters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 05:58 | Murray State | Richard Graves can't tip it in | 47-52 |
| 05:57 | Samford | John Reader pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Martin Wood is denied on a dunk by Thomas Alongi | 47-52 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Reader | 50-52 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Richard Graves is fouled on the floor by Greg Morgan - foul #3 on Greg Morgan, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG), Jim Kauffman (SF), Jacob Westfall (C) John Reader, Rodney Bryant, Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), William Rowe (SF), Chad Barnes (PF), Scott Tandy (C) Philip Walters, Richard Graves, Thomas Alongi, Alfred Rosenbloom | |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Billy Shaw steps in front of the Scott Tandy pass | 50-52 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Billy Shaw hits the finger roll | 52-52 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Scott Tandy lays it in | 52-54 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Richard Letendre is called for 3 seconds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Richard Allen (PF) Richard Letendre, Billy Shaw, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (SG), Steven Otero (SF), Samuel Batie (PF) Malcolm Ford, William Rowe, Chad Barnes | |
| 03:58 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Jacob Westfall gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Jacob Westfall misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 03:47 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Scott Tandy | 52-54 |
| 03:27 | Murray State | David Bashaw misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 03:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jim Kauffman | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Kauffman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steve Hattaway (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bashaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Steven Otero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Batie (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | David Bashaw is called for the reach on John Reader in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bashaw, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (SF) Jim Kauffman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (SG) Steve Hattaway | |
| 03:06 | Samford | Billy Doyle is open and buries a jumper from the right side | 54-54 |
| 02:40 | Murray State | Philip Walters connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Bashaw | 54-57 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Billy Doyle, Richard Allen, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), Malcolm Ford (SG) David Bashaw, Philip Walters | |
| 02:35 | Samford | Malcolm Ford steals it from John Reader in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 02:29 | Murray State | Samuel Batie hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 54-57 |
| 02:27 | Murray State | Scott Tandy hits the follow up shot | 54-59 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Gale Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 02:17 | Murray State | Samuel Batie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-59 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Martin Wood misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Scott Tandy - foul #1 on Scott Tandy, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Martin Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:53 | Murray State | Scott Tandy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 01:31 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steve Hattaway, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 01:18 | Samford | John Reader scores on a runner from the left block | 57-59 |
| 01:05 | Murray State | Scott Tandy can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 57-59 |
| 01:03 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Batie | 57-59 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford loses the dribble to Gale Greene | 57-59 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Gale Greene throws it down | 59-59 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Samuel Batie makes the shot from the left block | 59-61 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Malcolm Ford steals it from Martin Wood | 59-61 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford lays it in | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Samford | John Reader is hacked by Malcolm Ford - foul #2 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 00:05 | Samford | John Reader misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Samuel Batie grabs the board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Samuel Batie is hacked by John Reader in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Reader, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (SF) Steven Otero | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Samuel Batie runs out the clock | 59-63 |