| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) SG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Tetrault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Henke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Huggins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Russell Henke is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Russell Henke, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Michael Tetrault is called for the reach on Terry Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Tetrault, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Louis Bragdon (SF) Michael Tetrault | |
| 19:10 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the shot from close range on a great pass from David Davis and he's hacked by Louis Bragdon - foul #3 on Louis Bragdon, team foul #3 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronald Guenther (SF) Louis Bragdon | |
| 19:10 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the free throw | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:01 | Murray State | Andrew Rook travels with the ball | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:38 | Samford | Matthew Ruben knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by David Davis and he's fouled by Ronald Guenther - foul #2 on Ronald Guenther, team foul #4 | 47-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Rodney Sweitzer (PF) David Tibbs, Russell Henke | |
| 18:38 | Samford | Matthew Ruben makes the free throw | 48-24 |
| 18:28 | Murray State | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-24 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Sweitzer - foul #1 on Rodney Sweitzer, team foul #5 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas (PF) William Huggins | |
| 18:15 | Samford | David Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-24 |
| 18:13 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas gets the rebound | 48-24 |
| 17:56 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther lays it up and in set up by Andrew Rook | 48-26 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Andrew Rook is called for the reach on Terry Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Rook, team foul #6 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) David Davis, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (SG), Russell Henke (PF) Andrew Rook, Ronald Guenther | |
| 17:29 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce connects on the shot from the right side | 50-26 |
| 17:04 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-26 |
| 17:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeremy Pearce | 50-26 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 50-26 |
| 16:39 | Murray State | Russell Henke grabs the defensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Pearce - foul #1 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #1 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Christopher Freeman, Eddie Sullivan, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Ronald Guenther (SF), William Huggins (C) Michael Jones, Kevin Nicklas, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler makes the 1st free throw | 50-27 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 16:03 | Samford | David Davis makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Pearce | 53-28 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Otto Schreffler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Guenther (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Henke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Huggins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Murray State | Andrew Rook drills a jumper from the free throw line | 53-30 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Otto Schreffler steps in front of the Terry Smith pass in the backcourt | 53-30 |
| 15:33 | Murray State | William Huggins scores on a jumper from the right block | 53-32 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Terry Smith is hacked by Andrew Rook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Rook, team foul #7 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG) Jeremy Pearce | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Michael Tetrault (SF), Louis Bragdon (PF) Otto Schreffler, Andrew Rook, Ronald Guenther, Russell Henke | |
| 15:28 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 15:28 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon gets the rebound | 53-32 |
| 15:06 | Murray State | William Huggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-32 |
| 15:04 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to David Tibbs | 53-32 |
| 14:59 | Murray State | David Tibbs hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Bragdon and he's hacked by Bruce Rustin - foul #1 on Bruce Rustin, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) Bruce Rustin, Terry Smith, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer (C) William Huggins | |
| 14:59 | Murray State | David Tibbs makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:36 | Samford | Christopher Freeman's layup is rejected by Michael Tetrault | 53-35 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 14:15 | Samford | David Davis is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Sullivan | 56-35 |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault travels with the ball | 56-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Smith (SF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Ronald Guenther (SF), Kevin Nicklas (PF), William Huggins (C) Michael Jones, Michael Tetrault, Louis Bragdon, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:48 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-35 |
| 13:28 | Murray State | Andrew Rook's pass is intercepted by Thomas Garner | 56-35 |
| 13:13 | Samford | Charlie Pascale comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 56-35 |
| 13:11 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Huggins | 56-35 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Eddie Sullivan, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (PG) David Tibbs | |
| 13:03 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther misses the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the board | 56-36 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Christopher Freeman drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Pearce | 58-36 |
| 12:25 | Murray State | William Huggins misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 58-36 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the board | 58-36 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Andrew Rook steps in front of the Jeremy Pearce pass in the backcourt | 58-36 |
| 12:06 | Murray State | Andrew Rook is hacked by Randy Johnson - foul #2 on Randy Johnson, team foul #4 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Michael Tetrault (SF), Louis Bragdon (PF), Rodney Sweitzer (C) Otto Schreffler, Ronald Guenther, Kevin Nicklas, William Huggins | |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer double dribbles | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Rook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Tetrault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Bragdon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Sweitzer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:57 | Samford | Michael Tetrault is called for the reach on Jeremy Pearce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Tetrault, team foul #8 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Henke (PF) Michael Tetrault | |
| 11:57 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 11:33 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 3 from straight away | 59-39 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Sweitzer - foul #2 on Rodney Sweitzer, team foul #9 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) Bruce Rustin, Terry Smith, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG) Andrew Rook | |
| 11:07 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 10:47 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon drills a floater from close range set up by Michael Jones and the foul's on Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) Jeremy Pearce | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Huggins (C) Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 10:47 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon makes the free throw | 61-42 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Garner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 61-42 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Thomas Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | William Huggins gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 10:28 | Murray State | The pull-up jumper by Louis Bragdon is blocked by Thomas Garner | 62-42 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Thomas Garner gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Thomas Garner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Russell Henke gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 09:51 | Murray State | David Tibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-42 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Charlie Pascale pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Thomas Garner tips it but misses | 62-42 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan can't tip it in | 62-42 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Charlie Pascale tips it in | 64-42 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | Christopher Freeman steps in front of the David Tibbs pass in the backcourt | 64-42 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-42 |
| 08:51 | Murray State | David Tibbs knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Bragdon | 67-45 |
| 08:33 | Samford | David Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 67-45 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Christopher Freeman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Davis | 70-45 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Michael Jones makes the jumpshot from the right side | 70-47 |
| 08:00 | Samford | David Davis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Jeremy Pearce (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Christopher Freeman, David Davis, Eddie Sullivan, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (PG), Andrew Rook (SG), Michael Tetrault (SF), Rodney Sweitzer (PF), Ronald Guenther (C) David Tibbs, Michael Jones, Louis Bragdon, Russell Henke, William Huggins | |
| 07:49 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther makes the floater from the left side | 70-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Otto Schreffler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Tetrault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Rodney Sweitzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Guenther (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:28 | Samford | Terry Smith misses long on a floater near the basket | 70-49 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Matthew Ruben pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Bruce Rustin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-49 |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault snags the defensive board | 70-49 |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) Bruce Rustin | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 06:26 | Samford | Matthew Ruben can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-49 |
| 06:24 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 06:07 | Murray State | Randy Johnson swats the layup by Ronald Guenther | 70-49 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer hits the follow up shot | 70-51 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Andrew Rook takes the ball from Jeremy Pearce in the backcourt | 70-51 |
| 05:51 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Rook | 70-54 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Matthew Ruben misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 70-54 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce tips it back up and in | 72-54 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Andrew Rook and he's fouled by Jeremy Pearce - foul #2 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), David Davis (SG), Thomas Garner (PF) Christopher Freeman, Jeremy Pearce, Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Kevin Nicklas (SF), William Huggins (C) Otto Schreffler, Michael Tetrault, Ronald Guenther | |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer makes the free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Thomas Garner misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 04:36 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-57 |
| 04:34 | Samford | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Terry Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Pascale (C) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Russell Henke (PF) Andrew Rook, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Michael Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Tibbs | 72-60 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 72-60 |
| 03:44 | Murray State | William Huggins grabs the board | 72-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Nicklas (fresh) PF - Russell Henke (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Huggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Thomas Garner steals the ball from David Tibbs | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Samford | Terry Smith's pass is intercepted by David Tibbs | 72-60 |
| 02:56 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses the dunk | 72-60 |
| 02:54 | Murray State | William Huggins snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 02:54 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Matthew Ruben (PF) Bruce Rustin, Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Ronald Guenther (SF), Louis Bragdon (C) David Tibbs, Russell Henke, William Huggins | |
| 02:41 | Murray State | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer (C) Kevin Nicklas | |
| 02:39 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (SF), Randy Johnson (C) Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Tetrault (SF) Ronald Guenther | |
| 02:17 | Samford | Randy Johnson is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 74-60 |
| 02:09 | Murray State | Michael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Jeremy Pearce (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Charlie Pascale (C) Christopher Freeman, David Davis, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (SG), Ronald Guenther (SF) Andrew Rook, Michael Tetrault | |
| 01:43 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Otto Schreffler - foul #3 on Otto Schreffler, team foul #11 | 74-60 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:23 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Thomas Garner is hacked by Louis Bragdon - foul #4 on Louis Bragdon, team foul #12 | 76-63 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce is hacked by Otto Schreffler - foul #4 on Otto Schreffler, team foul #13 | 78-65 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 80-65 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Thomas Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Bruce Rustin runs out the clock | 80-65 |