| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gary Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Carbonell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Laprade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Tetrault (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Henke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Bragdon (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-32 |
| 19:39 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Robert Buzard | 30-32 |
| 19:24 | Morehead State | Louis Bragdon swats the short shot by Howard Carbonell | 30-32 |
| 19:22 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 19:12 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault is called for 10 seconds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Bishop (SF), Mark Lang (PF) Howard Carbonell, Michael Laprade | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronald Guenther (SF), Kevin Nicklas (PF), Rodney Sweitzer (C) Michael Tetrault, Russell Henke, Louis Bragdon | |
| 18:48 | Morehead State | Gary Benton misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:47 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Michael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (PG), Vincent Marciniak (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Michael Laprade (PF) Robert Buzard, Gary Benton, Charles Bishop, Richard White | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (SG), Russell Henke (PF) Michael Jones, Ronald Guenther | |
| 18:14 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 17:49 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Sweitzer | 35-35 |
| 17:45 | Morehead State | William Murphree is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vincent Marciniak | 38-35 |
| 17:24 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas connects on the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Howard Carbonell - foul #1 on Howard Carbonell, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Richard White (C) William Murphree, Vincent Marciniak, Mark Lang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronald Guenther (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Michael Tetrault (SF), Louis Bragdon (C) David Tibbs, Otto Schreffler, Russell Henke, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 17:24 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:22 | Morehead State | Ronald Guenther steals the ball from Kieth Cordes in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 17:21 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Guenther | 38-40 |
| 17:17 | Morehead State | Louis Bragdon steps in front of the Michael Laprade pass in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:42 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 16:41 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:24 | Morehead State | Richard White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 16:23 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 15:57 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade misses the wide open floater in the paint | 38-43 |
| 15:55 | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes tips it in | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kieth Cordes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Benton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Carbonell (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Michael Laprade (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard White (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ronald Guenther (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Tetrault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Nicklas (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Bragdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kevin Nicklas, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), William Murphree (SG), Charles Bishop (SF), Michael McEvers (PF) Kieth Cordes, Gary Benton, Howard Carbonell, Michael Laprade | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (PG), Andrew Rook (SG), Russell Henke (PF), William Huggins (C) Ronald Guenther, Michael Jones, Kevin Nicklas, Louis Bragdon | |
| 15:21 | Morehead State | William Murphree misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | William Huggins snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler is hacked by Robert Buzard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Buzard, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Lang (C) Richard White | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:54 | Murray State | William Huggins connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Rook | 40-45 |
| 14:51 | Morehead State | Andrew Rook is called for the reach on William Murphree in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Rook, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (SG) William Murphree | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Louis Bragdon (SF), Rodney Sweitzer (PF) Otto Schreffler, Andrew Rook, Michael Tetrault, Russell Henke | |
| 14:36 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Huggins - foul #4 on William Huggins, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Henke (PF) William Huggins | |
| 14:36 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:36 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:36 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 14:28 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:07 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 14:05 | Morehead State | Mark Lang pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:00 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-45 |
| 13:49 | Murray State | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 13:48 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | David Tibbs connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 12:54 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes (PG), William Murphree (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Richard White (C) Robert Buzard, Vincent Marciniak, Charles Bishop, Mark Lang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (SG), Michael Tetrault (SF) Michael Jones, Louis Bragdon | |
| 12:51 | Murray State | Kieth Cordes steps in front of the David Tibbs pass in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 12:49 | Morehead State | William Murphree lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kieth Cordes | 48-48 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Howard Carbonell steals the ball from Michael Tetrault | 48-48 |
| 12:14 | Morehead State | Richard White scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Murphree | 50-48 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault hits a fadeaway in the paint | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kieth Cordes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Murphree (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Carbonell (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Michael McEvers (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Otto Schreffler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tetrault (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Russell Henke (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Sweitzer (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Morehead State | William Murphree misses short on a runner from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 11:20 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:20 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Gary Benton (SG), Charles Bishop (SF), Michael Laprade (PF) Kieth Cordes, William Murphree, Howard Carbonell, Michael McEvers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Ronald Guenther (SF), Louis Bragdon (C) David Tibbs, Michael Tetrault, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 10:59 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther is hacked by Michael Laprade - foul #2 on Michael Laprade, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas (PF) Russell Henke | |
| 10:39 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 10:38 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Bragdon | 50-50 |
| 10:28 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 10:26 | Morehead State | Gary Benton is hacked by Ronald Guenther in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Guenther, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (PG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Mark Lang (C) Robert Buzard, Charles Bishop, Richard White | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Michael Tetrault (SF) Otto Schreffler, Kevin Nicklas | |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Gary Benton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Tetrault - foul #2 on Michael Tetrault, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael McEvers (PF) Michael Laprade | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Gary Benton makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Gary Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:13 | Murray State | Michael Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes (PG) Gary Benton | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 10:05 | Morehead State | Louis Bragdon denies the turnaround by Mark Lang | 52-53 |
| 10:03 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 10:02 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell tips it home | 54-53 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Vincent Marciniak is called for the reach on David Tibbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Marciniak, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 09:46 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:20 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell's pass is intercepted by Ronald Guenther | 54-53 |
| 09:05 | Murray State | David Tibbs lays it in | 54-55 |
| 08:44 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-55 |
| 08:43 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:30 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 08:18 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak is fouled on the floor by Ronald Guenther - foul #4 on Ronald Guenther, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Gary Benton (SG), William Murphree (SF), Michael Laprade (PF), Richard White (C) Kieth Cordes, Vincent Marciniak, Howard Carbonell, Michael McEvers, Mark Lang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (PG), Kevin Nicklas (SF), Russell Henke (PF), Rodney Sweitzer (C) David Tibbs, Michael Tetrault, Louis Bragdon, Ronald Guenther | |
| 07:56 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard misses the easy layup | 54-57 |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gary Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murphree (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Laprade (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Otto Schreffler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jones (tired) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Nicklas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Henke (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Sweitzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 07:47 | Morehead State | Gary Benton pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 07:40 | Morehead State | Gary Benton connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Buzard | 57-57 |
| 07:14 | Murray State | Robert Buzard takes the ball from Kevin Nicklas | 57-57 |
| 06:46 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Murphree | 59-57 |
| 06:27 | Murray State | The jump hook by Rodney Sweitzer is blocked by Michael Laprade | 59-57 |
| 06:25 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Nicklas | 59-57 |
| 06:14 | Murray State | Michael Laprade is called for the reach on Russell Henke - foul #3 on Michael Laprade, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes (PG), Charles Bishop (SF), Michael McEvers (PF), Mark Lang (C) Robert Buzard, William Murphree, Michael Laprade, Richard White | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Andrew Rook (SG), Ronald Guenther (SF), William Huggins (C) Otto Schreffler, Michael Jones, Kevin Nicklas, Russell Henke | |
| 05:51 | Murray State | David Tibbs clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 05:49 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 05:46 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Tetrault (SF), Louis Bragdon (PF) Ronald Guenther, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 05:28 | Murray State | David Tibbs can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 05:27 | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:10 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Gary Benton and he's hacked by Andrew Rook - foul #5 on Andrew Rook, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Vincent Marciniak (SG), Richard White (C) Kieth Cordes, Gary Benton, Mark Lang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (PG), Michael Jones (SG) David Tibbs, Andrew Rook | |
| 05:10 | Morehead State | Charles Bishop makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Michael Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Buzard - foul #2 on Robert Buzard, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Laprade (PF) Michael McEvers | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ronald Guenther (SF) Michael Tetrault | |
| 04:49 | Murray State | William Huggins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 62-59 |
| 04:47 | Murray State | William Huggins grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Michael Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 62-61 |
| 04:33 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Lang (PF) Michael Laprade | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas (PF) Louis Bragdon | |
| 04:23 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 04:22 | Morehead State | Mark Lang snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:06 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gary Benton (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Michael McEvers (PF) Vincent Marciniak, Charles Bishop, Mark Lang | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Michael Tetrault (SF), Rodney Sweitzer (PF) Michael Jones, Ronald Guenther, Kevin Nicklas | |
| 04:03 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kieth Cordes (PG) Robert Buzard | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 03:53 | Murray State | David Tibbs travels with the ball | 62-61 |
| 03:34 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers buries a fadeaway in the paint | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Kieth Cordes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Benton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Carbonell (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Michael McEvers (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard White (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Otto Schreffler (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tetrault (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Sweitzer (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Huggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Murray State | David Tibbs loses the dribble to Kieth Cordes in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 03:20 | Morehead State | Richard White misses the fadeaway near the basket | 64-61 |
| 03:19 | Morehead State | Richard White snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 03:19 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Vincent Marciniak (SG), William Murphree (SF), Michael Laprade (PF), Mark Lang (C) Kieth Cordes, Gary Benton, Howard Carbonell, Michael McEvers, Richard White | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), Kevin Nicklas (SF), Russell Henke (PF) Otto Schreffler, Michael Tetrault, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 03:03 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 03:01 | Morehead State | Mark Lang hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 02:36 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 02:25 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade loses the dribble to Russell Henke | 66-61 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gary Benton (SG), Michael McEvers (PF), Richard White (C) Vincent Marciniak, Michael Laprade, Mark Lang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (SG), Ronald Guenther (SF), Rodney Sweitzer (PF) David Tibbs, Kevin Nicklas, Russell Henke | |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Michael McEvers - foul #4 on Michael McEvers, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:53 | Morehead State | Michael McEvers's layup is rejected by Rodney Sweitzer | 66-64 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Huggins | 66-64 |
| 01:47 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther is called for a charge - foul #5 on Ronald Guenther, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell (SF) William Murphree | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Michael Tetrault (SF), Russell Henke (PF) Otto Schreffler, Ronald Guenther, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 01:43 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Buzard - foul #3 on Robert Buzard, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-64 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | David Tibbs makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | David Tibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:19 | Morehead State | Richard White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-66 |
| 01:17 | Murray State | Michael Jones double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 01:04 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 01:02 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard can't tip it in | 66-66 |
| 01:01 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Huggins | 66-66 |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by Gary Benton - foul #2 on Gary Benton, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:39 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:39 | Morehead State | Richard White grabs the board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Richard White knocks in the shot from close range set up by Gary Benton | 68-66 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Russell Henke lays it in | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Richard White clanks a runner from close range | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Benton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Carbonell (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Michael McEvers (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard White (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Jones (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Michael Tetrault (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Henke (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Huggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Murray State | William Huggins wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Murray State | Richard White steals the ball from David Tibbs | 68-68 |
| 04:36 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Tetrault - foul #3 on Michael Tetrault, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Bishop (SF), Michael Laprade (PF), Mark Lang (C) Howard Carbonell, Michael McEvers, Richard White | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (PG), Louis Bragdon (SF), Kevin Nicklas (PF), Rodney Sweitzer (C) David Tibbs, Michael Tetrault, Russell Henke, William Huggins | |
| 04:36 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:36 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 04:16 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:58 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Nicklas - foul #3 on Kevin Nicklas, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (SG) Gary Benton | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 03:58 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:58 | Morehead State | Michael Laprade makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Jones | 70-70 |
| 03:32 | Morehead State | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Mark Lang in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| 03:31 | Murray State | Michael Jones slams it home | 70-72 |
| 03:10 | Morehead State | William Murphree misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-72 |
| 03:09 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 02:58 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon knocks in the floater from the right side | 70-74 |
| 02:44 | Morehead State | William Murphree connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Bishop | 73-74 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gary Benton (SG), Howard Carbonell (SF), Richard White (C) Robert Buzard, Charles Bishop, Michael Laprade | |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), William Huggins (C) Michael Jones, Kevin Nicklas | |
| 02:42 | Murray State | David Tibbs is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Tibbs, team foul #11 | 73-74 |
| 02:23 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell is fouled on the floor by Rodney Sweitzer - foul #2 on Rodney Sweitzer, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak (PG) William Murphree | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Tetrault (SF) Rodney Sweitzer | |
| 02:23 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:23 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:23 | Murray State | William Huggins gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 01:57 | Murray State | Vincent Marciniak picks off the pass by Otto Schreffler | 74-74 |
| 01:37 | Morehead State | Vincent Marciniak connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-74 |
| 01:28 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Buzard (PG), Michael McEvers (PF) Vincent Marciniak, Mark Lang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), Russell Henke (PF) Otto Schreffler, Louis Bragdon | |
| 01:04 | Murray State | William Huggins hits a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Richard White - foul #3 on Richard White, team foul #10 | 76-76 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | William Huggins makes the free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:53 | Morehead State | Richard White's floater is tipped away by Russell Henke | 76-77 |
| 00:52 | Murray State | Russell Henke gets the rebound | 76-77 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Buzard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Benton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Carbonell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McEvers (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard White (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (very tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tetrault (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Henke (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Huggins (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Murray State | William Huggins comes up short on the runner near the basket | 76-77 |
| 00:28 | Morehead State | Richard White snags the defensive board | 76-77 |
| 00:28 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| 00:23 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard is fouled in the backcourt by David Tibbs - foul #3 on David Tibbs, team foul #13 | 76-77 |
| 00:23 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:23 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Gary Benton steps in front of the Michael Tetrault pass in the backcourt | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | David Tibbs is called for the reach on Robert Buzard - foul #4 on David Tibbs, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Robert Buzard makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | William Huggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell grabs the board | 80-77 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | David Tibbs is called for the reach on Howard Carbonell in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Tibbs, team foul #15 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Murphree (PG) Robert Buzard | |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (SG) David Tibbs | |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Howard Carbonell misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Russell Henke grabs the defensive rebound | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Russell Henke misses the fullcourt shot | 80-77 |