| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Strain (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Stouffer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tom Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Guillen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Kingery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Ballou (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Karlinsky and the foul's on Brian Strain - foul #1 on Brian Strain, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 19:17 | Murray State | Tom Cooper misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Guillen - foul #2 on Charles Guillen, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Max Harrison (PG), Brett Lester (SG), Jay Huston (SF), Jeff Dale (PF), Herbert Jones (C) Brian Strain, Ronnie Stouffer, Tom Cooper, Kevin Coffman, Charles Guillen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SF), John Christensen (PF) James Kingery, Justin Ballou | |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Eric Raiford steals it from Brett Lester | 44-41 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot can't connect on a shot from the right block | 44-41 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Herbert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Brett Lester misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Christensen, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Strain (PG), Kevin Coffman (PF), Gene Carson (C) Max Harrison, Jeff Dale, Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Peter Narron (SG), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 18:13 | Murray State | Gene Carson can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 18:12 | Murray State | Brett Lester grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 18:00 | Murray State | Kevin Coffman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brian Strain | 47-41 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford is fouled on the floor by Jay Huston - foul #3 on Jay Huston, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer (SG), Tom Cooper (SF), Charles Guillen (C) Brett Lester, Jay Huston, Gene Carson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Kingery (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Peter Narron, Eric Raiford, John Christensen, Gary Molinari | |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Ballou | 47-41 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou misses the wide open runner in the lane | 47-41 |
| 17:11 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:09 | Murray State | Charles Guillen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Max Harrison (PG), Jeff Dale (PF), Herbert Jones (C) Brian Strain, Kevin Coffman, Charles Guillen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG) August Haggard | |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Dale steps in front of the James Talbot pass | 47-41 |
| 16:54 | Murray State | Max Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot's fadeaway is rejected by Tom Cooper | 47-41 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Kingery | 47-41 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou misses the floater from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 16:20 | Murray State | Herbert Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:16 | Murray State | James Talbot steals it from Tom Cooper in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Talbot and he's fouled by Herbert Jones - foul #1 on Herbert Jones, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Strain (PG), Kevin Coffman (PF), Gene Carson (C) Max Harrison, Jeff Dale, Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (SG), Eric Raiford (SF), Gary Molinari (C) James Talbot, James Kingery, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Strain (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Stouffer (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tom Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Coffman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Carson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Narron (fresh) SF - Eric Raiford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Ballou (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Molinari (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Murray State | Tom Cooper hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene Carson and the foul's on Eric Raiford - foul #1 on Eric Raiford, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jim Kish (PG), Max Harrison (SG), Jeff Dale (PF), Charles Guillen (C) Brian Strain, Ronnie Stouffer, Kevin Coffman, Gene Carson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Max Wiley (PF) Edward Nichols, Peter Narron, Eric Raiford, Justin Ballou | |
| 15:32 | Murray State | Tom Cooper makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Gary Molinari | |
| 15:13 | Murray State | Tom Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-44 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Talbot | 50-46 |
| 14:46 | Murray State | Charles Guillen is hacked by Curtis Clark - foul #4 on Curtis Clark, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brett Lester (SG), Jay Huston (SF), Kevin Coffman (PF), Gene Carson (C) Max Harrison, Tom Cooper, Jeff Dale, Charles Guillen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG), Justin Ballou (PF), John Christensen (C) James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 14:32 | Murray State | Brett Lester buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kevin Coffman | 53-46 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley's pass is intercepted by Jim Kish | 53-46 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Justin Ballou steps in front of the Jay Huston pass | 53-46 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by August Haggard | 53-49 |
| 13:37 | Murray State | Kevin Coffman clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-49 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jay Huston - foul #4 on Jay Huston, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Strain (PG), Ronnie Stouffer (SG), Tom Cooper (SF), Jeff Dale (PF), Charles Guillen (C) Jim Kish, Brett Lester, Jay Huston, Kevin Coffman, Gene Carson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Peter Narron (SG), Gary Molinari (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) August Haggard, Eric Raiford, Justin Ballou, John Christensen | |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer loses the dribble to Edward Nichols in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Nichols | 53-53 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Charles Guillen drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Brian Strain | 55-53 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Nichols | 55-55 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer's layup is rejected by Gary Molinari | 55-55 |
| 12:14 | Murray State | Charles Guillen snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 12:09 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Peter Narron - foul #2 on Peter Narron, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jim Kish (PG), Max Harrison (SF), Herbert Jones (PF) Brian Strain, Tom Cooper, Jeff Dale | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (PF) Peter Narron, Max Wiley, Gary Molinari | |
| 12:09 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Nichols, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brett Lester (SG) Ronnie Stouffer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (PG), Justin Ballou (PF) Edward Nichols, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jim Kish (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett Lester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Max Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Guillen (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eric Raiford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Talbot (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kingery (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Justin Ballou (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Christensen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Murray State | Jim Kish is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-55 |
| 11:45 | Murray State | Brett Lester misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 11:43 | Murray State | Herbert Jones grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 11:27 | Murray State | Max Harrison is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Max Harrison, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Kingery, John Christensen | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Kish picks off the pass by Eric Raiford in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | Jim Kish lays it up and in | 60-55 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou's layup is rejected by Herbert Jones | 60-55 |
| 11:06 | Murray State | Charles Guillen pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 11:02 | Murray State | Jim Kish comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 60-55 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Strain (PG), Tom Cooper (SF), Gene Carson (C) Jim Kish, Brett Lester, Charles Guillen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), August Haggard (SG) Eric Raiford, James Talbot | |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Carson - foul #1 on Gene Carson, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Coffman (PF) Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen (PF) Justin Ballou | |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:57 | Murray State | Gene Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:39 | Murray State | Kevin Coffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-55 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Max Harrison grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 10:17 | Murray State | Max Harrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | Gene Carson grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Max Harrison buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 63-55 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on August Haggard, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| 09:37 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jim Kish (PG), Ronnie Stouffer (SG), Jeff Dale (PF), Charles Guillen (C) Brian Strain, Max Harrison, Kevin Coffman, Gene Carson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), James Talbot (SG), Eric Raiford (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, August Haggard, Max Wiley, John Christensen, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Tom Cooper loses the dribble to Gary Molinari | 63-55 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot banks in the layup | 63-57 |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Tom Cooper drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jim Kish and he's hacked by Justin Ballou - foul #2 on Justin Ballou, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brett Lester (SG), Herbert Jones (PF) Ronnie Stouffer, Jeff Dale | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Kingery (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Peter Narron, James Talbot, Gary Molinari | |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Tom Cooper makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Kish steals the ball from Eric Raiford | 66-57 |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Jim Kish drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Cooper | 68-57 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Raiford, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Strain (PG), Max Harrison (SF), Gene Carson (C) Jim Kish, Tom Cooper, Charles Guillen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), James Talbot (SG), John Christensen (C) Edward Nichols, Eric Raiford, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Max Harrison drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Brett Lester | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Strain (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brett Lester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Harrison (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Carson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Talbot (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kingery (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Justin Ballou (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is fouled on the floor by Max Harrison - foul #3 on Max Harrison, team foul #8 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer (SG), Jay Huston (SF), Jeff Dale (PF) Brett Lester, Max Harrison, Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Curtis Clark (SF), Max Wiley (PF) James Talbot, James Kingery, Justin Ballou | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:22 | Murray State | Max Wiley blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Stouffer | 70-59 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard's layup is rejected by Gene Carson | 70-59 |
| 07:05 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jay Huston | 70-59 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Max Wiley | 70-59 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard travels in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jim Kish (PG), Kevin Coffman (PF), Herbert Jones (C) Brian Strain, Jeff Dale, Gene Carson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), Gary Molinari (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Edward Nichols, August Haggard, Max Wiley, John Christensen | |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Jim Kish drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Coffman | 72-59 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford's pass is intercepted by Kevin Coffman | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:04 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer is hacked by Gary Molinari in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Molinari, team foul #9 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeff Dale (PF), Charles Guillen (C) Kevin Coffman, Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG) Peter Narron | |
| 06:04 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 06:04 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Molinari and he's fouled by Jim Kish - foul #4 on Jim Kish, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Strain (PG), Brett Lester (SG) Jim Kish, Ronnie Stouffer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou (PF), Max Wiley (C) Gary Molinari, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses the free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:47 | Murray State | Jay Huston gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Murray State | Jeff Dale dunks the ball | 75-61 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Dale steals it from Curtis Clark in the backcourt | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Charles Guillen misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Max Wiley - foul #4 on Max Wiley, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Max Harrison (SF), Herbert Jones (PF) Jay Huston, Jeff Dale | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Eric Raiford, Justin Ballou | |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Charles Guillen misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Charles Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark lays it up and in | 76-63 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Max Harrison hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brian Strain | 79-63 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jim Kish (PG), Ronnie Stouffer (SG), Tom Cooper (SF), Kevin Coffman (PF) Brian Strain, Brett Lester, Max Harrison, Charles Guillen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), August Haggard (SG), Gary Molinari (PF), John Christensen (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Max Wiley, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 03:51 | Murray State | Ronnie Stouffer makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Kish | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jim Kish (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ronnie Stouffer (tired) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tom Cooper (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Coffman (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Jones (tired) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Peter Narron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - August Haggard (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Clark (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gary Molinari (fairly fresh) C - John Christensen (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by August Haggard | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Herbert Jones knocks in the shot from the baseline | 84-65 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jim Kish - foul #5 on Jim Kish, team foul #10 | 84-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Strain (PG), Brett Lester (SG), Jay Huston (SF), Jeff Dale (PF), Gene Carson (C) Jim Kish, Ronnie Stouffer, Tom Cooper, Kevin Coffman, Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG), James Kingery (SF), Max Wiley (C) Peter Narron, Curtis Clark, Gary Molinari | |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses the 1st free throw | 84-65 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 84-66 |
| 02:27 | Murray State | Gene Carson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Dale | 87-66 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery slams it home | 87-68 |
| 01:59 | Murray State | Jeff Dale blows the layup | 87-68 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen pulls down the rebound | 87-68 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 87-68 |
| 01:51 | Murray State | Gene Carson snags the defensive board | 87-68 |
| 01:37 | Murray State | Max Wiley swats the short shot by Jeff Dale | 87-68 |
| 01:36 | Murray State | Brian Strain pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-68 |
| 01:13 | Murray State | Brett Lester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 87-68 |
| 01:12 | Murray State | Jeff Dale gets the offensive rebound | 87-68 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Max Wiley is called for the reach on Jay Huston - foul #5 on Max Wiley, team foul #11 | 87-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Max Harrison (SG), Herbert Jones (C) Brett Lester, Gene Carson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari (C) Max Wiley | |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Jay Huston misses the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Jay Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari is hacked by Herbert Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Jones, team foul #11 | 88-68 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari makes the 1st free throw | 88-69 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari misses the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 00:47 | Murray State | Jeff Dale pulls down the rebound | 88-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Max Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 88-69 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari snags the defensive board | 88-69 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 88-69 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Jeff Dale snags the defensive board | 88-69 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Brian Strain runs out the clock | 88-69 |