| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Devlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Raabe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Bashaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Graves (fresh) PF - Samuel Batie (fresh) C - Scott Tandy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Richard Graves inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Murray State | Douglas Raabe blocks the short jumper by Scott Tandy | 38-23 |
| 19:46 | Murray State | Scott Tandy snags the offensive board | 38-23 |
| 19:35 | Murray State | David Bashaw misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 19:34 | Murray State | Samuel Batie grabs the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Richard Graves misses the easy layup | 38-23 |
| 19:09 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Andrew Jones | 38-23 |
| 19:03 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Charles Rose (PF), James Berwick (C) Andrew Jones, Michael Devlin, Jonathan Turner, Douglas Raabe, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Walters (SF) Richard Graves | |
| 18:48 | Murray State | David Bashaw is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Walters | 38-26 |
| 18:28 | Morehead State | Charles Rose misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 18:27 | Morehead State | James Berwick grabs the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:05 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-26 |
| 18:03 | Murray State | Scott Tandy grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 17:57 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Robinson - foul #1 on Frank Robinson, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Aaron Hutt (PF), Peter Benson (C) Frank Robinson, Herschel Kissel, Charles Rose, James Berwick | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), William Rowe (SF), Alfred Rosenbloom (PF), Chad Barnes (C) David Bashaw, Philip Walters, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 17:57 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:57 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:53 | Morehead State | Malcolm Ford steals it from Oliver Burkholder in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| 17:42 | Murray State | William Rowe is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Turner - foul #1 on Jonathan Turner, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Devlin (SG) Oliver Burkholder | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Graves (SF) Malcolm Ford | |
| 17:28 | Murray State | William Rowe banks in the layup | 38-30 |
| 17:16 | Morehead State | Peter Benson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-30 |
| 17:15 | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt tips it but misses | 38-30 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Richard Graves gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:58 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom drills a floater from close range | 38-32 |
| 16:53 | Morehead State | Alfred Rosenbloom is called for the reach on Michael Devlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Rosenbloom, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF) Andrew Jones, Jonathan Turner, Aaron Hutt | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Malcolm Ford (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Josiah Browning (PF), Thomas Steil (C) Steve Hattaway, William Rowe, Richard Graves, Alfred Rosenbloom, Chad Barnes | |
| 16:39 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Oliver Burkholder | 40-32 |
| 16:35 | Murray State | Philip Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 16:27 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Raabe | 43-32 |
| 16:00 | Murray State | Frank Robinson steals the ball from David Bashaw | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Devlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Burkholder (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Raabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Peter Benson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Bashaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Ford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Walters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Josiah Browning (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Steil (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Morehead State | Peter Benson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Charles Rose (PF), James Berwick (C) Frank Robinson, Michael Devlin, Douglas Raabe, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), Richard Graves (SF), Samuel Batie (PF), Scott Tandy (C) David Bashaw, Philip Walters, Josiah Browning, Thomas Steil | |
| 15:15 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 15:13 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Herschel Kissel | 43-32 |
| 15:09 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells lays it up and in | 45-32 |
| 14:40 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 14:32 | Morehead State | Malcolm Ford steps in front of the Harvey Wells pass | 45-35 |
| 14:28 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford banks in the layup | 45-37 |
| 14:15 | Morehead State | Charles Rose misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-37 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Steve Hattaway | 45-37 |
| 13:57 | Murray State | Samuel Batie is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Malcolm Ford | 45-39 |
| 13:54 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oliver Burkholder, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Michael Devlin (SG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF), Aaron Hutt (C) Harvey Wells, Oliver Burkholder, Herschel Kissel, Charles Rose, James Berwick | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), William Rowe (SG), Alfred Rosenbloom (SF), Josiah Browning (PF), Chad Barnes (C) Steve Hattaway, Malcolm Ford, Richard Graves, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 13:35 | Murray State | David Bashaw hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 45-39 |
| 13:34 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hutt | 45-39 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom loses the dribble to Andrew Jones | 48-39 |
| 12:58 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones lays it in | 50-39 |
| 12:41 | Murray State | William Rowe knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Bashaw and he's hacked by Jonathan Turner - foul #2 on Jonathan Turner, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (SG), Peter Benson (C) Michael Devlin, Aaron Hutt | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Samuel Batie (PF), Thomas Steil (C) David Bashaw, Alfred Rosenbloom, Josiah Browning, Chad Barnes | |
| 12:41 | Murray State | William Rowe makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:23 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 12:22 | Morehead State | Peter Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:09 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson is hacked by Steve Hattaway - foul #2 on Steve Hattaway, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder (SG), Charles Rose (PF) Andrew Jones, Douglas Raabe | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG), Scott Tandy (C) William Rowe, Thomas Steil | |
| 11:40 | Morehead State | Charles Rose can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Batie - foul #1 on Samuel Batie, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG) Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Richard Graves (SF) Steve Hattaway, Philip Walters | |
| 11:40 | Morehead State | Charles Rose makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:40 | Morehead State | Charles Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oliver Burkholder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jonathan Turner (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Benson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Bashaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Ford (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graves (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Batie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Tandy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 11:18 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Charles Rose | 52-42 |
| 11:04 | Morehead State | A charge is called on Charles Rose - foul #3 on Charles Rose, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Michael Devlin (SG), Douglas Raabe (PF), James Berwick (C) Andrew Jones, Jonathan Turner, Charles Rose, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Steil (C) Scott Tandy | |
| 11:00 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Alfred Rosenbloom (PF) Samuel Batie | |
| 10:55 | Morehead State | James Berwick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 10:54 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Raabe | 52-42 |
| 10:48 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells is fouled on the floor by Alfred Rosenbloom - foul #3 on Alfred Rosenbloom, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt (PF) Douglas Raabe | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (SG), Philip Walters (SF) Malcolm Ford, Richard Graves | |
| 10:32 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 10:31 | Morehead State | James Berwick grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 10:24 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin is hacked by Alfred Rosenbloom - foul #4 on Alfred Rosenbloom, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF) Harvey Wells, Oliver Burkholder, James Berwick | |
| Subs | Murray State | Josiah Browning (PF), Chad Barnes (C) Alfred Rosenbloom, Thomas Steil | |
| 10:07 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson loses the dribble to Chad Barnes | 52-42 |
| 09:55 | Murray State | Chad Barnes connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Aaron Hutt - foul #1 on Aaron Hutt, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder (SG), Peter Benson (C) Michael Devlin, Aaron Hutt | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG), Richard Graves (SF), Scott Tandy (C) David Bashaw, Philip Walters, Josiah Browning | |
| 09:55 | Murray State | Chad Barnes misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:55 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Peter Benson | 52-44 |
| 09:27 | Morehead State | Chad Barnes takes the ball from Oliver Burkholder | 52-44 |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford is hacked by Douglas Raabe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Raabe, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Charles Rose (PF) Frank Robinson, Jonathan Turner, Douglas Raabe | |
| Subs | Murray State | Samuel Batie (PF) Chad Barnes | |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:55 | Morehead State | Peter Benson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 08:53 | Murray State | Samuel Batie pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:50 | Murray State | Andrew Jones is called for the reach on Richard Graves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Jones, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Michael Devlin (SG), James Berwick (C) Andrew Jones, Oliver Burkholder, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (PG), Josiah Browning (PF) Steve Hattaway, Samuel Batie | |
| 08:50 | Murray State | Richard Graves misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:50 | Morehead State | Charles Rose gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:38 | Morehead State | Richard Graves picks off the pass by Herschel Kissel | 52-46 |
| 08:17 | Murray State | Scott Tandy hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Rowe | 52-48 |
| 08:10 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel is denied on a layup by Scott Tandy | 52-48 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Richard Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:52 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 07:29 | Morehead State | James Berwick misses the lay-in | 52-48 |
| 07:28 | Murray State | Josiah Browning pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Harvey Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Devlin (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herschel Kissel (tiring) PF - Charles Rose (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Berwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Malcolm Ford (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graves (tired) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Josiah Browning (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Tandy (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Scott Tandy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF), Aaron Hutt (C) Harvey Wells, Michael Devlin, Herschel Kissel, Charles Rose, James Berwick | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Steve Hattaway (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Alfred Rosenbloom (PF), Chad Barnes (C) William Rowe, Malcolm Ford, Richard Graves, Josiah Browning, Scott Tandy | |
| 06:55 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe misses long on a runner in the paint | 52-48 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Chad Barnes | 52-48 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Bashaw | 52-51 |
| 06:40 | Morehead State | Steve Hattaway takes the ball from Frank Robinson in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | David Bashaw misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway tips it home | 52-53 |
| 06:23 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Rosenbloom - foul #5 on Alfred Rosenbloom, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Peter Benson (C) Jonathan Turner, Douglas Raabe | |
| Subs | Murray State | Samuel Batie (PF), Thomas Steil (C) Alfred Rosenbloom, Chad Barnes | |
| 06:12 | Morehead State | Peter Benson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe (PF) Aaron Hutt | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Samuel Batie buries a jump hook from the left block set up by David Bashaw and he's fouled by Peter Benson - foul #1 on Peter Benson, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner (SF) Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Samuel Batie misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:53 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 05:49 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder travels in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG) Steve Hattaway | |
| 05:31 | Murray State | David Bashaw scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Malcolm Ford and he's hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #3 on Andrew Jones, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Tandy (C) Thomas Steil | |
| 05:31 | Murray State | David Bashaw misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:31 | Morehead State | Peter Benson gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:15 | Morehead State | Scott Tandy is called for the reach on Jonathan Turner - foul #2 on Scott Tandy, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Rose (PF) Douglas Raabe | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:15 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:15 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:15 | Murray State | Samuel Batie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:02 | Murray State | Scott Tandy scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Bashaw | 53-59 |
| 04:58 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones is fouled in the backcourt by David Bashaw - foul #2 on David Bashaw, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (SG), Aaron Hutt (PF), James Berwick (C) Jonathan Turner, Charles Rose, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (SG), Chad Barnes (C) Malcolm Ford, Scott Tandy | |
| 04:58 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:58 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Chad Barnes scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Steve Hattaway | 55-61 |
| 04:31 | Morehead State | James Berwick drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 04:27 | Murray State | Samuel Batie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Devlin (SG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Charles Rose (PF) Andrew Jones, Oliver Burkholder, Aaron Hutt | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG), Scott Tandy (C) David Bashaw, Chad Barnes | |
| 04:15 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 04:13 | Morehead State | Charles Rose gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:03 | Morehead State | Charles Rose misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-61 |
| 04:01 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Frank Robinson is called for the reach on Malcolm Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Robinson, team foul #11 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe (PF), Peter Benson (C) Charles Rose, James Berwick | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (PG), Richard Graves (SF), Josiah Browning (PF), Thomas Steil (C) Steve Hattaway, Philip Walters, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:57 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin is fouled in the backcourt by Malcolm Ford - foul #1 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 03:57 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:57 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Thomas Steil drills a floater from close range set up by William Rowe | 59-65 |
| 03:37 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SF), Aaron Hutt (PF) Frank Robinson, Jonathan Turner, Douglas Raabe | |
| Subs | Murray State | Chad Barnes (PF) Josiah Browning | |
| 03:33 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells is fouled in the backcourt by William Rowe - foul #2 on William Rowe, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| 03:33 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:33 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:33 | Murray State | Thomas Steil pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 03:31 | Murray State | Richard Graves is hacked by Michael Devlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Devlin, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| 03:31 | Murray State | Richard Graves misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:31 | Murray State | Richard Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:31 | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 03:12 | Morehead State | Michael Devlin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 03:10 | Murray State | Chad Barnes gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Harvey Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Devlin (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Burkholder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Aaron Hutt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Benson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Malcolm Ford (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Graves (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Steil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Aaron Hutt takes the ball from William Rowe in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 03:03 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Ford - foul #2 on Malcolm Ford, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel (SF), Charles Rose (C) Michael Devlin, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Josiah Browning (PF) Malcolm Ford, Richard Graves, Thomas Steil | |
| 03:03 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:03 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:01 | Murray State | Charles Rose takes the ball from Chad Barnes in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 02:40 | Morehead State | Josiah Browning swats the short shot by Charles Rose | 61-65 |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Philip Walters grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (SG), James Berwick (C) Oliver Burkholder, Charles Rose | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Bashaw (PG), Samuel Batie (PF), Scott Tandy (C) Philip Walters, Josiah Browning, Chad Barnes | |
| 02:31 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Scott Tandy | 61-67 |
| 02:03 | Morehead State | James Berwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 02:01 | Murray State | William Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 01:39 | Murray State | Samuel Batie drills a fadeaway from the left side | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 01:28 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells hits the follow up shot | 63-69 |
| 01:26 | Murray State | Harvey Wells picks off the pass by Steve Hattaway in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 01:24 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells misses the easy layup | 63-69 |
| 01:23 | Murray State | Samuel Batie gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Samuel Batie misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 63-69 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Scott Tandy can't tip it in | 63-69 |
| 01:13 | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:09 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells is fouled in the backcourt by William Rowe - foul #3 on William Rowe, team foul #12 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Devlin (SG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF), Peter Benson (C) Frank Robinson, Herschel Kissel, Aaron Hutt, James Berwick | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG), Richard Graves (SF) Steve Hattaway, William Rowe | |
| 01:09 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:09 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Scott Tandy comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Raabe - foul #3 on Douglas Raabe, team foul #13 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG) Harvey Wells | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Scott Tandy makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Scott Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-71 |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Samuel Batie grabs the board | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State 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 (0) | |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Michael Devlin is called for the reach on Samuel Batie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Devlin, team foul #14 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steve Hattaway (PG), Philip Walters (SF) David Bashaw, Richard Graves | |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Samuel Batie makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Samuel Batie makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State 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 (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Morehead State | Philip Walters picks off the pass by Michael Devlin | 65-73 |
| 00:30 | Murray State | Malcolm Ford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Philip Walters | 65-75 |
| 00:25 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe is hacked by Samuel Batie - foul #2 on Samuel Batie, team foul #13 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Charles Rose (C) Andrew Jones, Michael Devlin, Jonathan Turner, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (SG), Chad Barnes (PF), Thomas Steil (C) Malcolm Ford, Samuel Batie, Scott Tandy | |
| 00:25 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:25 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Thomas Steil grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Thomas Steil is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Robinson - foul #3 on Frank Robinson, team foul #15 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Michael Devlin (SG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Peter Benson (C) Frank Robinson, Oliver Burkholder, Herschel Kissel, Charles Rose | |
| Subs | Murray State | Malcolm Ford (SG), Josiah Browning (PF) William Rowe, Chad Barnes | |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Thomas Steil makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Thomas Steil makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Robinson (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Charles Rose (PF), James Berwick (C) Andrew Jones, Michael Devlin, Jonathan Turner, Douglas Raabe, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Rowe (SG), Chad Barnes (C) Malcolm Ford, Thomas Steil | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Steve Hattaway runs out the clock | 66-77 |