| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carlos Way (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chance McCoid (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Sumpter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Gosha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Moses (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brett Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cary Thrasher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 19:47 | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:35 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way's pass is intercepted by Brett Phillips | 32-34 |
| 19:15 | Murray State | Brett Phillips scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Ralph Schreiber | 32-36 |
| 19:00 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Smith | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Murray State | Dustin Moses misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:44 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:28 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:27 | Murray State | Cary Thrasher grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 18:18 | Murray State | Dustin Moses can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 18:17 | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 17:57 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 17:39 | Murray State | Cary Thrasher travels with the ball | 38-36 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber (PG), Lewis Voss (SG), Jacob Glover (SF), Leonard Smith (C) Carlos Way, Terry Smith, Chance McCoid, Gary Gosha | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (PG), Matthew Stucky (SG), James Ramsey (SF), Martin Hill (PF), Darren Arrieta (C) Ralph Schreiber, Dustin Moses, Brett Phillips, John Smith, Cary Thrasher | |
| 17:31 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber hits a turnaround in the lane | 40-36 |
| 17:12 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 17:11 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 16:52 | Jacksonville State | Jacob Glover blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 16:51 | Jacksonville State | Jacob Glover gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:35 | Jacksonville State | Leonard Smith makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Howard Huber | 43-36 |
| 16:22 | Murray State | Martin Hill lays it up and in set up by Matthew Stucky and he's fouled by Frank Sumpter - foul #2 on Frank Sumpter, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Gary Gosha (C) Howard Huber, Lewis Voss, Frank Sumpter | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerome Nelson (C) Darren Arrieta | |
| 16:22 | Murray State | Martin Hill makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:16 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG) Boryslaw Dombrowski | |
| 15:56 | Murray State | James Ramsey is hacked by Leonard Smith - foul #1 on Leonard Smith, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid (SF) Jacob Glover | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dustin Moses (SG), Brett Phillips (SF), John Smith (PF) Matthew Stucky, James Ramsey, Martin Hill | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carlos Way (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chance McCoid (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Gosha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Moses (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brett Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 15:11 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 15:10 | Jacksonville State | Terry Smith gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:45 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Smith | 45-41 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Terry Smith swats the short shot by Dustin Moses | 45-41 |
| 14:28 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Gary Gosha | 45-41 |
| 14:13 | Jacksonville State | Terry Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerome Nelson - foul #1 on Jerome Nelson, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber (PG), Lewis Voss (SG), Jacob Glover (SF), Frank Sumpter (PF), Allen Choquette (C) Carlos Way, Terry Smith, Chance McCoid, Leonard Smith, Gary Gosha | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (PG), Matthew Stucky (SG), James Ramsey (SF), Martin Hill (PF), Cary Thrasher (C) Ralph Schreiber, Dustin Moses, Brett Phillips, John Smith, Jerome Nelson | |
| 13:55 | Jacksonville State | Lewis Voss misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 13:53 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:36 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky is fouled on the floor by Frank Sumpter - foul #3 on Frank Sumpter, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lewis Voss - foul #1 on Lewis Voss, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way (PG), Terry Smith (SG) Howard Huber, Lewis Voss | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:14 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:47 | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Carlos Way and he's fouled by Martin Hill - foul #3 on Martin Hill, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid (SF) Allen Choquette | |
| Subs | Murray State | Darren Arrieta (PF) Martin Hill | |
| 12:47 | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dustin Moses (SG), John Smith (PF) Boryslaw Dombrowski, Cary Thrasher | |
| 12:14 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid buries a floater from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky loses the dribble to Terry Smith in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 12:02 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 12:00 | Murray State | Dustin Moses grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carlos Way (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chance McCoid (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Sumpter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Glover (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Matthew Stucky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Moses (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darren Arrieta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Murray State | John Smith connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Stucky | 50-45 |
| 11:21 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 50-45 |
| 11:10 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 11:09 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:54 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 10:53 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 10:29 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Carlos Way - foul #1 on Carlos Way, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber (PG), Lewis Voss (SG), Clifford Joy (SF), Leonard Smith (PF), Gary Gosha (C) Carlos Way, Terry Smith, Chance McCoid, Frank Sumpter, Jacob Glover | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG), Martin Hill (SG), Brett Phillips (SF), Cary Thrasher (C) Matthew Stucky, Dustin Moses, James Ramsey, John Smith | |
| 10:29 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:29 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:05 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 10:04 | Murray State | Darren Arrieta pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:59 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber is whistled for a carry | 52-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dustin Moses (SG) Darren Arrieta | |
| 09:38 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 09:37 | Murray State | Dustin Moses grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 09:13 | Murray State | Martin Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 09:12 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:10 | Jacksonville State | Clifford Joy is hacked by Ralph Schreiber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Schreiber, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter (PF) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:49 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber is fouled on the floor by Ralph Schreiber - foul #3 on Ralph Schreiber, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way (PG) Lewis Voss | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Smith (PF), Jerome Nelson (C) Martin Hill, Cary Thrasher | |
| 08:30 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 08:29 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:10 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerome Nelson - foul #2 on Jerome Nelson, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Terry Smith (SG), Chance McCoid (SF), Leonard Smith (C) Howard Huber, Clifford Joy, Gary Gosha | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski (PG) Ralph Schreiber | |
| 08:10 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:10 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:57 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson lays it in on a great pass from Boryslaw Dombrowski and he's fouled by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Matthew Stucky (SG) Dustin Moses | |
| 07:57 | Murray State | Jerome Nelson makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:40 | Jacksonville State | Matthew Stucky steals the ball from Leonard Smith | 54-50 |
| 07:37 | Murray State | Brett Phillips hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Stucky | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carlos Way (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chance McCoid (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Sumpter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Boryslaw Dombrowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Stucky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brett Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Jacksonville State | John Smith is called for the reach on Leonard Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Ramsey (SF), Cary Thrasher (C) Brett Phillips, John Smith | |
| 07:24 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way loses the dribble to Boryslaw Dombrowski | 54-52 |
| 07:10 | Murray State | Terry Smith steps in front of the James Ramsey pass | 54-52 |
| 06:57 | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:56 | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski is hacked by Carlos Way - foul #2 on Carlos Way, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber (PG), Jacob Glover (SF), Gary Gosha (C) Carlos Way, Chance McCoid, Frank Sumpter | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brett Phillips (SF), Martin Hill (PF) Matthew Stucky, Jerome Nelson | |
| 06:37 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:37 | Jacksonville State | Jacob Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:20 | Jacksonville State | Jacob Glover misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 06:18 | Murray State | Martin Hill gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:05 | Murray State | Brett Phillips clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 06:03 | Jacksonville State | Leonard Smith snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:42 | Jacksonville State | Leonard Smith buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Howard Huber | 59-52 |
| 05:27 | Murray State | Boryslaw Dombrowski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Ramsey | 59-55 |
| 05:23 | Jacksonville State | Boryslaw Dombrowski steps in front of the Howard Huber pass in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 05:09 | Murray State | Cary Thrasher hits a runner from close range and the foul's on Jacob Glover - foul #2 on Jacob Glover, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way (PG), Chance McCoid (SF), Frank Sumpter (PF) Terry Smith, Jacob Glover, Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber (PG), Dustin Moses (SG), Matthew Stucky (SF), Darren Arrieta (PF) Boryslaw Dombrowski, James Ramsey, Brett Phillips, Martin Hill | |
| 05:09 | Murray State | Cary Thrasher makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:52 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber is hacked by Matthew Stucky - foul #3 on Matthew Stucky, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Allen Choquette (C) Gary Gosha | |
| Subs | Murray State | John Smith (PF) Cary Thrasher | |
| 04:52 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:52 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Dustin Moses blows the layup | 61-58 |
| 04:36 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 61-58 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Dustin Moses hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Schreiber | 61-60 |
| 04:21 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jacob Glover (C) Allen Choquette | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jerome Nelson (C) Darren Arrieta | |
| 04:08 | Murray State | Dustin Moses connects on the 3 from straight away | 61-63 |
| 03:52 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 03:51 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:32 | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter clanks a floater from the right side | 61-63 |
| 03:30 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber tips it home | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Carlos Way (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Huber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chance McCoid (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Sumpter (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Glover (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ralph Schreiber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Moses (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Matthew Stucky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Schreiber | 63-65 |
| 02:46 | Jacksonville State | Howard Huber drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Chance McCoid | 66-65 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Terry Smith (SG), Gary Gosha (C) Howard Huber, Jacob Glover | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Ramsey (SF), Martin Hill (PF), Cary Thrasher (C) Dustin Moses, John Smith, Jerome Nelson | |
| 02:33 | Murray State | Matthew Stucky misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 02:31 | Murray State | Martin Hill grabs the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 02:16 | Murray State | Martin Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 02:14 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:52 | Jacksonville State | Carlos Way comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Martin Hill gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dustin Moses (SG), Brett Phillips (SF), John Smith (PF) Matthew Stucky, James Ramsey, Martin Hill | |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Frank Sumpter picks off the pass by Cary Thrasher | 66-65 |
| 01:21 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 66-65 |
| 01:19 | Jacksonville State | Frank Sumpter hits the follow up shot | 68-65 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Dustin Moses hits a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Frank Sumpter - foul #4 on Frank Sumpter, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Dustin Moses makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:37 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha misses the dunk but the foul's on Cary Thrasher - foul #1 on Cary Thrasher, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 00:37 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:37 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Brett Phillips comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 70-68 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Cary Thrasher | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chance McCoid - foul #3 on Chance McCoid, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Ralph Schreiber misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha grabs the board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Schreiber - foul #4 on Ralph Schreiber, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Gary Gosha misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Cary Thrasher grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Chance McCoid is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #4 on Chance McCoid, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Chance McCoid clanks a halfcourt shot | 70-71 |