| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fresh) SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) SF - Henry Perkins (fresh) PF - Samuel Patty (fresh) C - Lyman Pitts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Navarre (fresh) SG - Joseph Coffey (fresh) SF - William Buchanan (fresh) PF - Jake Shaw (fresh) C - Charles Nutter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Charles Nutter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Charles Nutter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Aaron Aldana - foul #1 on Aaron Aldana, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Charles Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Charles Nutter misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty misses badly on a floater from the left block | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Murray State | Charles Nutter gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-1 |
| 18:57 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:36 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Samuel Patty, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:15 | Murray State | Jake Shaw is hacked by Samuel Patty - foul #2 on Samuel Patty, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill (PF) Samuel Patty | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:58 | Murray State | Jake Shaw comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 0-1 |
| 17:56 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 17:36 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 17:35 | Murray State | Jake Shaw grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 17:12 | Murray State | Brian Navarre misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Perkins - foul #1 on Henry Perkins, team foul #4 | 0-1 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (PG), Robert Reddy (SG), Joseph Neal (SF), Fred Rogers (C) Conrad Tapley, Aaron Aldana, Henry Perkins, Lyman Pitts | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Hardy (SF), Bobby Hsu (PF), Alfredo Rizzo (C) William Buchanan, Jake Shaw, Charles Nutter | |
| 17:12 | Murray State | Brian Navarre makes the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:12 | Murray State | Brian Navarre makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:05 | SE Missouri State | Bobby Hsu is called for the reach on Franklin Hill - foul #1 on Bobby Hsu, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Daryl McCullar (SF) Brian Navarre | |
| 16:44 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (SG) Joseph Coffey | |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Franklin Hill blocks the short jumper by Roger Hardy | 0-3 |
| 16:31 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 16:29 | SE Missouri State | Jamie Seagraves is called for the reach on Robert Reddy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Seagraves, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Nowacki (PF) Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:10 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 16:08 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 15:55 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jamie Seagraves | 2-8 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Carnegie (fresh) SG - Robert Reddy (fresh) SF - Joseph Neal (fresh) PF - Larry Nowacki (fresh) C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Roger Hardy (fresh) SG - Jamie Seagraves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daryl McCullar (fresh) PF - Bobby Hsu (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:18 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daryl McCullar | 4-10 |
| 15:16 | SE Missouri State | Roger Hardy steals it from Robert Reddy in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | Roger Hardy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 15:07 | Murray State | Roger Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daryl McCullar | 4-13 |
| 14:49 | SE Missouri State | Larry Nowacki travels in the backcourt | 4-13 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Aaron Aldana (SG), Henry Perkins (SF), Franklin Hill (PF), Lyman Pitts (C) David Carnegie, Robert Reddy, Joseph Neal, Larry Nowacki, Fred Rogers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), Joseph Coffey (SG), William Buchanan (SF), Jake Shaw (PF), Charles Nutter (C) Roger Hardy, Jamie Seagraves, Daryl McCullar, Bobby Hsu, Alfredo Rizzo | |
| 14:37 | Murray State | William Buchanan blows the dunk | 4-13 |
| 14:36 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:29 | SE Missouri State | Jake Shaw steals it from Franklin Hill | 4-13 |
| 14:16 | Murray State | Jake Shaw drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Coffey | 4-16 |
| 13:56 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Conrad Tapley | 6-16 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Navarre | 6-19 |
| 13:26 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Conrad Tapley | 9-19 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | Charles Nutter is hacked by Aaron Aldana - foul #2 on Aaron Aldana, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SG), Joseph Neal (SF), Larry Nowacki (PF), Fred Rogers (C) Aaron Aldana, Henry Perkins, Franklin Hill, Lyman Pitts | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Hardy (PG), Daryl McCullar (SF), Bobby Hsu (PF), Alfredo Rizzo (C) Brian Navarre, William Buchanan, Jake Shaw, Charles Nutter | |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Roger Hardy buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daryl McCullar | 9-21 |
| 12:35 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers travels in the backcourt | 9-21 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (SG) Conrad Tapley | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (SG) Joseph Coffey | |
| 12:15 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-21 |
| 12:13 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal pulls down the rebound | 9-21 |
| 11:50 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal misses the floater from the left wing | 9-21 |
| 11:49 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Alfredo Rizzo | 9-21 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Carnegie (fresh) SG - Robert Reddy (fresh) SF - Joseph Neal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Nowacki (fresh) C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Roger Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jamie Seagraves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl McCullar (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Hsu (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves's pass is intercepted by David Carnegie | 9-21 |
| 11:10 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-21 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers snags the offensive board | 9-21 |
| 10:48 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal hits a shot near the basket set up by Larry Nowacki | 11-21 |
| 10:31 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 11-21 |
| 10:30 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:13 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Hardy - foul #1 on Roger Hardy, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Franklin Hill (SG), Henry Perkins (SF), Lyman Pitts (C) David Carnegie, Robert Reddy, Larry Nowacki, Fred Rogers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), Joseph Coffey (SG), William Buchanan (SF), Jake Shaw (PF), Charles Nutter (C) Roger Hardy, Jamie Seagraves, Daryl McCullar, Bobby Hsu, Alfredo Rizzo | |
| 10:13 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:13 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:13 | Murray State | Charles Nutter pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:56 | Murray State | William Buchanan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-21 |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Charles Nutter misses the tip | 12-21 |
| 09:52 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to William Buchanan | 12-21 |
| 09:43 | Murray State | Charles Nutter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 09:42 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 09:24 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill is hacked by Joseph Coffey - foul #1 on Joseph Coffey, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SG) Joseph Neal | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:11 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill loses the dribble to Brian Navarre | 12-21 |
| 09:08 | Murray State | Brian Navarre banks in the layup | 12-23 |
| 09:06 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins is hacked by Brian Navarre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Navarre, team foul #5 | 12-23 |
| 08:56 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-23 |
| 08:54 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Brian Navarre | 12-23 |
| 08:36 | Murray State | David Carnegie takes the ball from Joseph Coffey | 12-23 |
| 08:19 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Nutter - foul #1 on Charles Nutter, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (SG), Larry Nowacki (PF) David Carnegie, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Lin (PG), Roger Hardy (SF), Bobby Hsu (PF), Larry Albertson (C) Brian Navarre, William Buchanan, Jake Shaw, Charles Nutter | |
| 08:19 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:19 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:52 | Murray State | Scott Lin is called for 3 seconds | 14-23 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers (C) Lyman Pitts | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (SG), Alfredo Rizzo (C) Joseph Coffey, Larry Albertson | |
| 07:50 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-23 |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Scott Lin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bobby Hsu | 14-25 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Reddy (fresh) SF - Henry Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Nowacki (fresh) C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Scott Lin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jamie Seagraves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Hsu (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | SE Missouri State | Bobby Hsu swats the short shot by Larry Nowacki | 14-25 |
| 07:22 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins tips it home | 16-25 |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Fred Rogers - foul #1 on Fred Rogers, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal (SF), Franklin Hill (PF) Henry Perkins, Larry Nowacki | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Coffey (SG) Scott Lin | |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:07 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 06:47 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Reddy | 19-25 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Neal - foul #1 on Joseph Neal, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SG), Lyman Pitts (C) Robert Reddy, Fred Rogers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), William Buchanan (SF), Jake Shaw (PF), Charles Nutter (C) Jamie Seagraves, Roger Hardy, Alfredo Rizzo, Bobby Hsu | |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:22 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Jake Shaw hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Coffey | 19-29 |
| 05:44 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie is fouled on the floor by Charles Nutter - foul #2 on Charles Nutter, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF), Larry Nowacki (PF) Joseph Neal, Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Hardy (PG), Daryl McCullar (SG), Bobby Hsu (C) Brian Navarre, Joseph Coffey, Charles Nutter | |
| 05:44 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:44 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | William Buchanan is denied on a layup by Larry Nowacki | 20-29 |
| 05:24 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Larry Nowacki | 20-29 |
| 05:06 | SE Missouri State | Jake Shaw blocks the short jumper by Lyman Pitts | 20-29 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Bobby Hsu | 20-29 |
| 04:44 | Murray State | Roger Hardy hits a driving attempt in the paint | 20-31 |
| 04:31 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts hits a fadeaway from close range | 22-31 |
| 04:14 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 04:13 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 03:46 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 03:28 | Murray State | William Buchanan scores on a shot in the lane set up by Daryl McCullar and he's fouled by Larry Nowacki - foul #1 on Larry Nowacki, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG), Aaron Aldana (SG), Joseph Neal (SF), Samuel Patty (PF), Fred Rogers (C) Conrad Tapley, David Carnegie, Henry Perkins, Larry Nowacki, Lyman Pitts | |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Navarre (PG), Joseph Coffey (SG), Alfredo Rizzo (PF), Charles Nutter (C) Roger Hardy, Daryl McCullar, Jake Shaw, Bobby Hsu | |
| 03:28 | Murray State | William Buchanan makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Robert Reddy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) SF - Joseph Neal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Patty (fresh) C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Navarre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Nutter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty scores on a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Alfredo Rizzo - foul #1 on Alfredo Rizzo, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill (C) Fred Rogers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Larry Albertson (PF) William Buchanan | |
| 03:08 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:08 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 02:50 | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy loses the dribble to Larry Albertson | 27-34 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Brian Navarre connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Nutter | 27-37 |
| 02:12 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Brian Navarre - foul #2 on Brian Navarre, team foul #9 | 27-37 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers (C) Franklin Hill | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roger Hardy (SF), Bobby Hsu (PF) Alfredo Rizzo, Larry Albertson | |
| 02:12 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:12 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:45 | Murray State | Charles Nutter clanks a runner from the left block | 29-37 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey misses the tip | 29-37 |
| 01:41 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Aaron Aldana | 29-37 |
| 01:36 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Navarre - foul #3 on Brian Navarre, team foul #10 | 29-37 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves (PG), Alfredo Rizzo (C) Brian Navarre, Charles Nutter | |
| 01:36 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:36 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Neal - foul #2 on Joseph Neal, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Henry Perkins (SF), Larry Nowacki (PF) Robert Reddy, Joseph Neal, Samuel Patty | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Joseph Coffey misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:22 | SE Missouri State | Larry Nowacki grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-37 |
| 01:03 | Murray State | Alfredo Rizzo gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu misses the lay-in but the foul's on Larry Nowacki - foul #2 on Larry Nowacki, team foul #10 | 31-37 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill (PF) Larry Nowacki | |
| Subs | Murray State | Daryl McCullar (SF) Joseph Coffey | |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:20 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-38 |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Bobby Hsu grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Jamie Seagraves misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |