| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fresh) SG - Stephen Deloney (fresh) SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) PF - Charles Johns (fresh) C - John Geary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) PF - James Gaskin (fresh) C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Murray State | David Tibbs scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gaskin | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | St. Joseph's | John Geary connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Robinson | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | David Tibbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Geary | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | St. Joseph's | John Geary gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns hits a jump hook from the right block | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza loses the ball out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan (SF), Calvin Faison (PF), Steven Tews (C) Carlos Robinson, Charles Johns, John Geary | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| 17:40 | Murray State | William Huggins buries a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Calvin Faison - foul #1 on Calvin Faison, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:40 | Murray State | William Huggins makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clinton Woods | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Steven Tews steps in front of the Michael Jones pass | 7-5 |
| 16:59 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 7-5 |
| 16:57 | Murray State | William Huggins grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Murray State | Roy Harvey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Swan - foul #1 on Richard Swan, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Forrest Tobin (SG) Clinton Woods, Stephen Deloney | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:49 | Murray State | Roy Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:49 | Murray State | Roy Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:47 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Rook steps in front of the Richard Swan pass in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 16:34 | Murray State | Alva Leski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Geary (C) Steven Tews | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Louis Bragdon (SF), Russell Henke (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Roy Harvey, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| 16:21 | St. Joseph's | John Geary is called for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brett Petty (SF), Charles Johns (PF) Richard Swan, Calvin Faison | |
| Subs | Murray State | Salvador Gomez (SG), James Gaskin (PF) Michael Jones, Russell Henke | |
| 16:03 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic blows the layup but he's hacked by George Gulley - foul #1 on George Gulley, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Baeza (SF) Louis Bragdon | |
| 16:03 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:03 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Salvador Gomez is called for the reach on Forrest Tobin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| 15:39 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gomez - foul #2 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Steven Tews (C) Forrest Tobin, Brett Petty, John Geary | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Russell Henke (PF), Louis Bragdon (C) Salvador Gomez, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Gulley (fresh) SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) PF - Charles Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Tews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Rook (fresh) SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) PF - Russell Henke (fresh) C - Louis Bragdon (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Gulley | 10-9 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Russell Henke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney (SG), Calvin Faison (PF) George Gulley, Charles Johns | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Emmett Baeza, Russell Henke, Louis Bragdon | |
| 14:56 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Rook steps in front of the Stephen Deloney pass in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | Michael Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Rook | 10-11 |
| 14:37 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison hits the finger roll | 12-11 |
| 14:20 | Murray State | Roy Harvey drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Jones | 12-13 |
| 14:04 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews grabs the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:50 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 13:49 | Murray State | Alva Leski snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | William Huggins is denied on a dunk by Steven Tews | 12-13 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Steven Tews | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 12-13 |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:08 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews is fouled on the floor by Alva Leski - foul #1 on Alva Leski, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Forrest Tobin (SG), Richard Swan (SF), Charles Johns (PF), John Geary (C) Clinton Woods, Stephen Deloney, Carlos Robinson, Calvin Faison, Steven Tews | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Louis Bragdon (C) Michael Jones, Roy Harvey, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| 12:59 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns loses the dribble to Louis Bragdon | 12-13 |
| 12:37 | Murray State | Andrew Rook clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:20 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan blows the layup | 12-13 |
| 12:18 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 12-13 |
| 12:03 | Murray State | James Gaskin snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Charles Johns blocks the short jumper by David Tibbs | 12-13 |
| 11:49 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza tips it home | 12-15 |
| 11:37 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 11:35 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | John Geary grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Forrest Tobin (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Swan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Geary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Rook (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmett Baeza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) C - Louis Bragdon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by John Geary is denied by Louis Bragdon | 12-15 |
| 11:22 | Murray State | Andrew Rook pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:04 | Murray State | David Tibbs is hacked by George Gulley - foul #2 on George Gulley, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG), Stephen Deloney (SG), Brett Petty (SF) George Gulley, Forrest Tobin, Richard Swan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), Alva Leski (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, James Gaskin, Louis Bragdon | |
| 10:59 | Murray State | David Tibbs loses the dribble to Clinton Woods | 12-15 |
| 10:39 | St. Joseph's | John Geary lays it in | 14-15 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | David Tibbs comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 10:13 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Alva Leski | 14-15 |
| 10:06 | Murray State | Charles Johns swats the short shot by Alva Seferovic | 14-15 |
| 10:04 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Brett Petty - foul #1 on Brett Petty, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison (PF) Charles Johns | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Henke (PF), William Huggins (C) Alva Leski, Alva Seferovic | |
| 09:48 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:39 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-16 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Stephen Deloney is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Deloney, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson (SF), Steven Tews (C) Brett Petty, John Geary | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF), James Gaskin (PF) Emmett Baeza, Russell Henke | |
| 09:10 | Murray State | Steven Tews steals it from David Tibbs | 16-16 |
| 09:07 | St. Joseph's | James Gaskin steps in front of the Calvin Faison pass in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 08:43 | Murray State | William Huggins misses the tip | 16-16 |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:21 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison is fouled on the floor by James Gaskin - foul #1 on James Gaskin, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan (SF), John Geary (C) Carlos Robinson, Steven Tews | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Emmett Baeza (SF), Alva Seferovic (C) David Tibbs, Roy Harvey, William Huggins | |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 16-16 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 07:51 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza makes the 3 from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 07:48 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Rook - foul #1 on Andrew Rook, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin (SG) Stephen Deloney | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Louis Bragdon (SF), Alva Leski (PF) Michael Jones, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin | |
| 07:35 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 16-19 |
| 07:34 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Andrew Rook | 16-19 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Clinton Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Tobin (fresh) SF - Richard Swan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Faison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Geary (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (tired) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Rook (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Bragdon (fresh) PF - Alva Leski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Murray State | Andrew Rook is fouled on the floor by Forrest Tobin - foul #1 on Forrest Tobin, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns (PF) Calvin Faison | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:27 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:27 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:10 | St. Joseph's | Alva Seferovic steals it from Charles Johns | 16-21 |
| 06:55 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic buries a shot from the free throw line | 16-23 |
| 06:47 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan drills a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Louis Bragdon - foul #1 on Louis Bragdon, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brett Petty (SG), Steven Tews (C) Forrest Tobin, John Geary | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF), William Huggins (C) David Tibbs, Louis Bragdon, Alva Leski, Alva Seferovic | |
| 06:47 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:33 | Murray State | Andrew Rook misses the floater from the left side | 19-23 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Steven Tews | 19-23 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Rook is called for the reach on Clinton Woods in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Rook, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Deloney (SG) Richard Swan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG) Andrew Rook | |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | Michael Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Huggins | 21-25 |
| 05:50 | St. Joseph's | The jumper by Stephen Deloney is denied by William Huggins | 21-25 |
| 05:49 | Murray State | James Gaskin grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 05:24 | Murray State | William Huggins grabs the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:10 | Murray State | Roy Harvey is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roy Harvey, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson (SF), Calvin Faison (PF), John Geary (C) Brett Petty, Charles Johns, Steven Tews | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Louis Bragdon (SF), Russell Henke (PF), Alva Leski (C) Roy Harvey, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, William Huggins | |
| 04:46 | St. Joseph's | John Geary comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin (PG) Clinton Woods | |
| Subs | Murray State | Alva Seferovic (C) Russell Henke | |
| 04:46 | St. Joseph's | John Geary makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:46 | St. Joseph's | John Geary makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:21 | Murray State | Alva Leski buries a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Calvin Faison - foul #2 on Calvin Faison, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns (PF) Calvin Faison | |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Baeza (SF) Louis Bragdon | |
| 04:21 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:02 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin banks in the wide open layup | 25-28 |
| 03:41 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 03:40 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by David Tibbs - foul #1 on David Tibbs, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Richard Swan (SF), Calvin Faison (PF) Stephen Deloney, Carlos Robinson, Charles Johns | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), James Gaskin (PF) David Tibbs, Michael Jones, Alva Leski | |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Forrest Tobin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Swan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Faison (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Geary (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) SF - Emmett Baeza (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic is denied on a layup by John Geary | 27-28 |
| 03:17 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alva Seferovic | 27-31 |
| 02:53 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley's layup is rejected by Alva Seferovic | 27-31 |
| 02:51 | Murray State | James Gaskin snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 02:33 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Rook | 27-34 |
| 02:15 | St. Joseph's | John Geary misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-34 |
| 02:13 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 02:03 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Rook | 27-36 |
| 01:58 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin is fouled in the backcourt by Salvador Gomez - foul #3 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clinton Woods (PG), Brett Petty (SF), Steven Tews (C) George Gulley, Richard Swan, John Geary | |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (PG), Louis Bragdon (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| 01:58 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:58 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:58 | Murray State | William Huggins grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Alva Leski drills a runner from the right block | 28-38 |
| 01:06 | St. Joseph's | Brett Petty is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | Roy Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:47 | Murray State | Andrew Rook can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Forrest Tobin - foul #2 on Forrest Tobin, team foul #9 | 28-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Stephen Deloney (SG), Charles Johns (PF) Clinton Woods, Forrest Tobin, Calvin Faison | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG) Louis Bragdon | |
| 00:47 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:47 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns blows the layup but the foul's on David Tibbs - foul #2 on David Tibbs, team foul #12 | 28-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:29 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Roy Harvey's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Tews | 29-40 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns misses the fullcourt shot | 29-40 |