| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) SG - Gary Allan (fresh) SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - Tracy Harris (fresh) C - Loren Begaye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fresh) SG - Danny Vivian (fresh) SF - Richard Meeks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) C - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Loren Begaye wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Murray State | Robert Parsons clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on a floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Tracy Harris pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Gary Allan buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Murray State | Tracy Harris is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Robert Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Danny Vivian - foul #1 on Danny Vivian, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Robert Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Robert Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal tips it home | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Murray State | Robert Tyler clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Meeks - foul #1 on Richard Meeks, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Murray State | Robert Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Murray State | Robert Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez hits the easy wide open finger roll | 6-6 |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Gary Allan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Loren Begaye picks off the pass by Danny Vivian in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | Murray State | Loren Begaye's pass is intercepted by Danny Vivian | 6-6 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian banks in the layup | 6-8 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Robert Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 6-8 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal lays it up and in set up by Richard Meeks | 6-10 |
| 16:09 | Murray State | Loren Begaye knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #1 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Matsuda (PG), Matthew Wheatley (SG), William Leitch (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF) Robert Parsons, Gary Allan, Robert Tyler, Tracy Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell (PG), Ronald Erwin (SG), Lawrence Love (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Tim Kendall (C) Anthony Hosey, Danny Vivian, Richard Meeks, Dikembe Abdelal, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 16:09 | Murray State | Loren Begaye makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love loses the dribble to William Leitch in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 15:56 | Murray State | Jack Matsuda scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from William Leitch | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jack Matsuda (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Wheatley (fresh) SF - William Leitch (fresh) PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) C - Loren Begaye (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Christopher Bell (fresh) SG - Ronald Erwin (fresh) SF - Lawrence Love (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - Tim Kendall (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 11-10 |
| 15:36 | Murray State | Loren Begaye grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:20 | Murray State | Tim Kendall blocks the short jumper by Loren Begaye | 11-10 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin is alone and drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada and the foul's on Matthew Wheatley - foul #1 on Matthew Wheatley, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Parsons (PG), Raymond Tillison (SF), Carlos Moore (PF), Leroy Bonanno (C) Matthew Wheatley, William Leitch, Christopher Johnson, Loren Begaye | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 15:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Carlos Moore | 11-12 |
| 14:44 | Murray State | Carlos Moore travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski (PG), Richard Meeks (SF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) Christopher Bell, Lawrence Love, Tim Kendall | |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Ronald Erwin, Dikembe Awada | |
| 14:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 14:03 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdelal steals the ball from Raymond Tillison | 11-14 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks is hacked by Jack Matsuda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Matsuda, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gary Allan (SG), Tracy Harris (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Robert Parsons, Carlos Moore, Leroy Bonanno | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Meeks, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Leitch (SF) Tracy Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin (SF) Richard Meeks | |
| 13:30 | Murray State | William Leitch misses the easy layup | 11-14 |
| 13:28 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Tillison | 11-14 |
| 13:18 | Murray State | Raymond Tillison misses short on a floater near the basket | 11-14 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:58 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Christopher Johnson | 11-14 |
| 12:52 | Murray State | Ronald Erwin is called for the reach on William Leitch - foul #1 on Ronald Erwin, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Parsons (PG), Matthew Wheatley (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Carlos Moore (PF), Leroy Bonanno (C) Jack Matsuda, Gary Allan, William Leitch, Raymond Tillison, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell (PG), Lawrence Love (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Tim Kendall (C) Derrick Yashinski, Danny Vivian, Dikembe Abdelal, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 12:35 | Murray State | Carlos Moore clanks a jumper from the right block | 11-14 |
| 12:33 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Bonanno | 11-14 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Matthew Wheatley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Parsons | 13-14 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell's pass is intercepted by Matthew Wheatley in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 11:46 | Murray State | Carlos Moore can't connect on a shot from the right side | 13-14 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Robert Parsons (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wheatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Tyler (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Moore (fairly fresh) C - Leroy Bonanno (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Christopher Bell (fresh) SG - Ronald Erwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Love (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - Tim Kendall (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Robert Parsons is whistled for traveling | 13-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Matsuda (PG), Gary Allan (SG), William Leitch (SF), Tracy Harris (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Robert Parsons, Matthew Wheatley, Robert Tyler, Carlos Moore, Leroy Bonanno | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Danny Vivian (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Christopher Bell, Lawrence Love, Tim Kendall | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Tracy Harris is called for the reach on Anthony Hosey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracy Harris, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-17 |
| 10:53 | Murray State | Tracy Harris gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | Dikembe Awada denies the turnaround by Jack Matsuda | 13-17 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Allan steals it from Anthony Hosey in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Jack Matsuda clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the lane | 13-17 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Gary Allan drills a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Danny Vivian - foul #2 on Danny Vivian, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Parsons (PG), Raymond Tillison (SF), Loren Begaye (C) Jack Matsuda, William Leitch, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski (PG), Christopher Bell (SG), Lawrence Love (SF), Tim Kendall (PF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) Anthony Hosey, Danny Vivian, Ronald Erwin, Dikembe Abdelal, Dikembe Awada | |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Gary Allan misses the free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | Loren Begaye grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Robert Parsons misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Raymond Tillison can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-19 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 15-19 |
| 08:35 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Tracy Harris | 15-19 |
| 08:18 | Murray State | Christopher Bell steps in front of the Loren Begaye pass | 15-19 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Tillison is called for the reach on Lawrence Love - foul #1 on Raymond Tillison, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Matthew Wheatley (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Carlos Moore (PF), Leroy Bonanno (C) Gary Allan, Raymond Tillison, Tracy Harris, Loren Begaye | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Ronald Erwin (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Derrick Yashinski, Lawrence Love, Tim Kendall | |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 07:48 | Murray State | Leroy Bonanno grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:43 | Murray State | Carlos Moore travels with the ball | 15-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Matsuda (PG) Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jack Matsuda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Wheatley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Moore (fresh) C - Leroy Bonanno (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fresh) SG - Christopher Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Erwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eduardo Sanchez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada is whistled for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| 07:09 | Murray State | Carlos Moore drills a jump hook from close range set up by Jack Matsuda and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada (PF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 07:09 | Murray State | Carlos Moore makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Jack Matsuda - foul #2 on Jack Matsuda, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Parsons (PG), Raymond Tillison (SF), Tracy Harris (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Jack Matsuda, Robert Tyler, Carlos Moore, Leroy Bonanno | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | Robert Parsons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 06:36 | Murray State | Christopher Johnson tips it but misses | 18-21 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Raymond Tillison - foul #2 on Raymond Tillison, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Leitch (SF) Raymond Tillison | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski (PG), Lawrence Love (SF) Anthony Hosey, Christopher Bell | |
| 06:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:25 | Murray State | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 06:02 | Murray State | The jump hook by William Leitch is blocked by Eduardo Sanchez | 18-22 |
| 06:01 | Murray State | Tracy Harris grabs the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Christopher Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Love | 18-24 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Ronald Erwin takes the ball from William Leitch | 18-24 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin misses the easy layup | 18-24 |
| 04:38 | Murray State | Matthew Wheatley gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Matthew Wheatley misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gary Allan (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Carlos Moore (PF), Leroy Bonanno (C) Robert Parsons, William Leitch, Tracy Harris, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Christopher Bell (SG), Tim Kendall (PF) Derrick Yashinski, Ronald Erwin, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Matthew Wheatley misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Matthew Wheatley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love is hacked by Leroy Bonanno in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Bonanno, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Johnson (PG) Matthew Wheatley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:20 | Murray State | Gary Allan grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 03:54 | Murray State | Carlos Moore misses the jump hook from close range | 19-24 |
| 03:52 | Murray State | Leroy Bonanno grabs the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 03:32 | Murray State | Gary Allan is whistled for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jack Matsuda (PG), Raymond Tillison (SF) Christopher Johnson, Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian (SG), Richard Meeks (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Christopher Bell, Lawrence Love, Dikembe Awada | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jack Matsuda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Allan (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Tillison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Bonanno (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fairly fresh) SG - Danny Vivian (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Kendall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-24 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Meeks | 19-24 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey can't throw it down | 19-24 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Raymond Tillison | 19-24 |
| 02:27 | Murray State | Tim Kendall swats the layup by Leroy Bonanno | 19-24 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Raymond Tillison can't tip it in | 19-24 |
| 02:24 | Murray State | Jack Matsuda gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 02:12 | Murray State | Leroy Bonanno misses the easy layup | 19-24 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Tim Kendall is blocked by Raymond Tillison | 19-24 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Carlos Moore | 19-24 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Leroy Bonanno knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Matsuda | 21-24 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Meeks | 21-26 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Richard Meeks is called for the reach on Leroy Bonanno - foul #3 on Richard Meeks, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Parsons (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), Tracy Harris (PF) Gary Allan, Raymond Tillison, Carlos Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski (PG), Christopher Bell (SF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) Anthony Hosey, Richard Meeks, Tim Kendall | |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Leroy Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Leroy Bonanno makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Derrick Yashinski misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 23-26 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez tips it in | 23-28 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Tracy Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Matsuda | 25-28 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Tracy Harris pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |