| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) SG - John Beyer (fresh) SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) PF - Paul Gary (fresh) C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Burkett (fresh) SG - Matthew Newkirk (fresh) SF - Steven Outten (fresh) PF - Timothy Baker (fresh) C - Ralph Sparks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Joshua Patterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Paul Gary misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Samford | Joshua Patterson grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the wide open jump hook in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Newkirk | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Murray State | Steven Outten connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Paul Gary lays it in set up by Keith Pittman | 4-5 |
| 18:22 | Murray State | Timothy Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Outten | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Murray State | Steven Outten's floater is knocked away by Joshua Patterson | 4-5 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Joshua Patterson snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Samford | John Beyer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Patterson | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Doran (PG) Keith Pittman | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:17 | Murray State | Timothy Baker can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks tips it but misses | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Outten | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Murray State | Steven Outten is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Outten, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Emery Pettis (PG), James Cook (SF), John Mars (PF), Robert Smith (C) John Beyer, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, Joshua Patterson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Victor Foster (PG), Michael Rochester (SG), Emmett Bohler (PF), William Stevens (C) Steven Burkett, Matthew Newkirk, Timothy Baker, Ralph Sparks | |
| 16:32 | Samford | Emery Pettis misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:30 | Samford | James Cook tips it in | 6-5 |
| 16:07 | Murray State | Emmett Bohler connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Rochester | 6-7 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Terry Doran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Murray State | Steven Outten gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Emery Pettis (fresh) SG - Terry Doran (fresh) SF - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mars (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Victor Foster (fresh) SG - Michael Rochester (fresh) SF - Steven Outten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmett Bohler (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Stevens (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Murray State | Victor Foster can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 15:30 | Samford | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Steven Outten is called for the reach on Emery Pettis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Outten, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Emery Pettis, Terry Doran, James Cook, John Mars, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Burkett (PG), Matthew Newkirk (SG), Timothy Baker (PF), Ralph Sparks (C) Victor Foster, Steven Outten, Emmett Bohler, William Stevens | |
| 15:09 | Samford | John Beyer buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Pittman | 9-7 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks can't connect on a floater from close range | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:51 | Samford | Steven Burkett steals it from Kevin Delossantos in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | Matthew Newkirk misses badly on a floater from the right side | 9-7 |
| 14:36 | Samford | John Beyer grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Paul Gary hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Pittman | 11-7 |
| 14:04 | Murray State | Kevin Delossantos steals the ball from Timothy Baker | 11-7 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Ralph Sparks picks off the pass by Kevin Delossantos in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 13:45 | Murray State | Timothy Baker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Paul Gary is hacked by Timothy Baker - foul #1 on Timothy Baker, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Doran (PG), James Cook (PF), Robert Smith (C) Keith Pittman, Paul Gary, Joshua Patterson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joshua Higgins (PG), Victor Foster (SG), Robert Rudd (SF), Emmett Bohler (PF), William Stevens (C) Steven Burkett, Matthew Newkirk, Michael Rochester, Timothy Baker, Ralph Sparks | |
| 13:04 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the wide open shot near the basket | 11-7 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | William Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:59 | Murray State | Joshua Higgins is hacked by Terry Doran in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Doran, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Emery Pettis (PG), John Mars (PF) John Beyer, Kevin Delossantos | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Robert Rudd travels with the ball | 11-7 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Robert Smith is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 12:14 | Murray State | Joshua Higgins snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Emmett Bohler is whistled for a carry | 11-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Emery Pettis, Terry Doran, James Cook, John Mars, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 11:55 | Samford | John Beyer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 11:45 | Murray State | The jump hook by Joshua Higgins is blocked by Joshua Patterson | 11-7 |
| 11:43 | Murray State | Robert Rudd grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joshua Higgins (fresh) SG - Victor Foster (fresh) SF - Robert Rudd (fairly fresh) PF - Emmett Bohler (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Stevens (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Murray State | Paul Gary takes the ball from Emmett Bohler | 11-7 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Robert Rudd is called for the reach on Keith Pittman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Rudd, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Burkett (PG), Michael Rochester (SF), Timothy Baker (PF), Ralph Sparks (C) Joshua Higgins, Robert Rudd, Emmett Bohler, William Stevens | |
| 11:10 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Beyer and he's fouled by Michael Rochester - foul #1 on Michael Rochester, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Matthew Newkirk (SG) Victor Foster | |
| 11:10 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:10 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Steven Burkett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Baker | 13-10 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Paul Gary is hacked by Timothy Baker - foul #2 on Timothy Baker, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Emery Pettis (PG), James Cook (SF), John Mars (PF), Robert Smith (C) Keith Pittman, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, Joshua Patterson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Bohler (PF) Timothy Baker | |
| 10:27 | Samford | John Beyer is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 16-10 |
| 09:58 | Murray State | Steven Burkett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-10 |
| 09:57 | Samford | John Mars pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Robert Smith misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-10 |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Emmett Bohler pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Steven Burkett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Emery Pettis - foul #1 on Emery Pettis, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Doran (PG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF) Emery Pettis, John Beyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Victor Foster (SG), Joshua Higgins (SF), William Stevens (PF), Robert Rudd (C) Matthew Newkirk, Michael Rochester, Emmett Bohler, Ralph Sparks | |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Steven Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Steven Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:07 | Samford | James Cook's pass is intercepted by Robert Rudd | 16-12 |
| 08:55 | Murray State | Kevin Delossantos picks off the pass by Victor Foster | 16-12 |
| 08:41 | Samford | James Cook misses long on an open shot in the paint | 16-12 |
| 08:40 | Murray State | Joshua Higgins gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:27 | Murray State | Terry Doran is called for the reach on Victor Foster - foul #2 on Terry Doran, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), Emery Pettis (SG), Robert Smith (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Terry Doran, John Mars, Paul Gary, James Cook | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Harris (PG), Emmett Bohler (PF), Ralph Sparks (C) Steven Burkett, William Stevens, Robert Rudd | |
| 08:09 | Murray State | A charge is called on Ralph Sparks - foul #1 on Ralph Sparks, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG) Emery Pettis | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Rochester (SF) Joshua Higgins | |
| 07:57 | Samford | John Beyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-12 |
| 07:49 | Murray State | Frank Harris's pass is intercepted by John Beyer | 16-12 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Keith Pittman is hacked by Frank Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Harris, team foul #8 | 16-12 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Keith Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Keith Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Harris (fresh) SG - Victor Foster (fresh) SF - Michael Rochester (fairly fresh) PF - Emmett Bohler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Kevin Delossantos is called for the reach on Victor Foster - foul #1 on Kevin Delossantos, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Gary (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Matthew Newkirk (SG) Victor Foster | |
| 07:14 | Murray State | Emmett Bohler comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Paul Gary - foul #1 on Paul Gary, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Samford | John Mars (SF) Kevin Delossantos | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:14 | Murray State | Emmett Bohler makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:14 | Murray State | Emmett Bohler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:53 | Samford | John Mars can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Rochester - foul #2 on Michael Rochester, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Emery Pettis (PG) Keith Pittman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joshua Higgins (PG), Robert Rudd (SF), William Stevens (PF) Frank Harris, Michael Rochester, Emmett Bohler | |
| 06:53 | Samford | John Mars misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:53 | Samford | John Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:32 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Emery Pettis - foul #2 on Emery Pettis, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Samford | James Forbes (PG), Robert Smith (C) Emery Pettis, Joshua Patterson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 06:32 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:32 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sparks - foul #2 on Ralph Sparks, team foul #10 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (SF) John Beyer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Victor Foster (PG) Ralph Sparks | |
| 06:19 | Samford | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:19 | Murray State | Robert Rudd pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:03 | Murray State | Victor Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-15 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Paul Gary snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Paul Gary misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 20-15 |
| 05:42 | Murray State | William Stevens snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 05:27 | Murray State | Paul Gary is called for the reach on Joshua Higgins - foul #2 on Paul Gary, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Joshua Patterson (C) James Forbes, John Mars, Paul Gary, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Harris (PG), Emmett Bohler (PF) Matthew Newkirk, Robert Rudd | |
| 05:27 | Murray State | Joshua Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 05:27 | Samford | Joshua Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Keith Pittman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Joshua Patterson snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Joshua Patterson lays it up and in | 22-15 |
| 04:32 | Murray State | Joshua Higgins drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Stevens | 22-17 |
| 04:14 | Samford | John Beyer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | Frank Harris gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 03:52 | Murray State | William Stevens lays it in | 22-19 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Joshua Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Harris - foul #2 on Frank Harris, team foul #11 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Emery Pettis (PG), Terry Doran (SG), John Mars (SF), Paul Gary (PF) Keith Pittman, John Beyer, Kevin Delossantos, James Cook | |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Burkett (PG), Michael Rochester (SG), Steven Outten (SF), Timothy Baker (PF), Ralph Sparks (C) Frank Harris, Victor Foster, Joshua Higgins, Emmett Bohler, William Stevens | |
| 03:49 | Samford | Joshua Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Joshua Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:49 | Murray State | Timothy Baker pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 03:28 | Murray State | Steven Outten hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Mars - foul #1 on John Mars, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Smith (C) Joshua Patterson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 03:28 | Murray State | Steven Outten misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:28 | Murray State | Steven Outten makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Emery Pettis (fresh) SG - Terry Doran (fresh) SF - John Mars (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Steven Burkett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Rochester (fresh) SF - Steven Outten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Baker (fresh) C - Ralph Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Samford | John Mars misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 03:11 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ralph Sparks | 22-20 |
| 02:54 | Murray State | Steven Burkett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Terry Doran snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Emery Pettis hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Smith | 25-20 |
| 02:24 | Murray State | Terry Doran steals it from Timothy Baker | 25-20 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Terry Doran double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF) Emery Pettis, Terry Doran, John Mars | |
| Subs | Murray State | Matthew Newkirk (SG), Robert Rudd (C) Michael Rochester, Ralph Sparks | |
| 02:04 | Murray State | Matthew Newkirk misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-20 |
| 02:03 | Murray State | Steven Outten pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 01:44 | Murray State | Steven Burkett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Keith Pittman misses the lay-in | 25-20 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | Timothy Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Steven Outten clanks a 3 from straight away | 25-20 |
| 00:59 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Gary | 25-20 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Robert Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Outten - foul #3 on Steven Outten, team foul #12 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Doran (PG), John Mars (SG), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Pittman, John Beyer, Paul Gary | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Harris (PG), Victor Foster (SG), Michael Rochester (SF), Emmett Bohler (PF), Ralph Sparks (C) Steven Burkett, Matthew Newkirk, Steven Outten, Timothy Baker, Robert Rudd | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 27-20 |
| 00:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joshua Patterson | 27-20 |
| 00:08 | Samford | John Mars misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 27-20 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 27-22 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 27-22 |