| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Courtney Auger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Longenecker (fresh) SF - Nelson Meaux (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Royal (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Coffin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Nelson Meaux inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Murray State | Larry Slocum steals it from Nelson Meaux | 34-26 |
| 19:44 | Samford | Larry Slocum banks in the layup | 34-28 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Edward Royal connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Courtney Auger | 36-28 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Larry Slocum hits a wide open floater from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | Cory Cunniff steps in front of the Courtney Auger pass | 36-30 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Larry Slocum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Edward Royal grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 18:30 | Murray State | Charles Longenecker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Julius Lynch pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Charles Longenecker is called for the reach on Sean McLaren - foul #3 on Charles Longenecker, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | Daniel Coello (PG), Philip Grabski (SG), Donald Hames (SF), James Jones (C) Courtney Auger, Charles Longenecker, Nelson Meaux, Michael Coffin | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Chris Geddes (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Larry Slocum, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| 17:54 | Samford | Brian Lewis misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:52 | Murray State | Edward Royal grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | James Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:35 | Samford | Donald Salter grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Donald Salter drills a runner from the left block | 36-32 |
| 16:58 | Murray State | Philip Grabski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Coello | 39-32 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Timothy Dugan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Lewis | 39-35 |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Philip Grabski scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Chris Geddes - foul #2 on Chris Geddes, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Courtney Auger (PG), Lawrence Blackburn (SF), Alexander Wheeler (PF), Michael Coffin (C) Daniel Coello, Donald Hames, Edward Royal, James Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Timothy Dugan, Donald Salter, Brian Lewis, Chris Geddes, Douglas Allen | |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Philip Grabski makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Manders | 42-38 |
| 15:48 | Murray State | Courtney Auger comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-38 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Julius Lynch pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Courtney Auger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Grabski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Blackburn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alexander Wheeler (fresh) C - Michael Coffin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Cory Cunniff connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Julius Lynch | 42-40 |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Philip Grabski's fadeaway is rejected by Julius Lynch | 42-40 |
| 15:15 | Murray State | Courtney Auger misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Cory Cunniff pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Courtney Auger steals it from Todd Manders in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 15:08 | Murray State | Philip Grabski lays it in on a great pass from Courtney Auger | 44-40 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Sean McLaren is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Blackburn - foul #1 on Lawrence Blackburn, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Longenecker (SG), Nelson Meaux (SF) Philip Grabski, Lawrence Blackburn | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Chris Geddes (PF), Donald Salter (C) Larry Slocum, Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| 14:49 | Samford | Timothy Dugan is hacked by Michael Coffin - foul #3 on Michael Coffin, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Edward Royal (PF) Alexander Wheeler | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Allen (C) Donald Salter | |
| 14:35 | Samford | Chris Geddes comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 44-40 |
| 14:33 | Murray State | Edward Royal snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:12 | Murray State | Timothy Dugan steals the ball from Nelson Meaux | 44-40 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Todd Manders connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 13:31 | Murray State | Nelson Meaux misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Todd Manders gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Todd Manders is hacked by Charles Longenecker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Longenecker, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Daniel Coello (PG), Philip Grabski (SG), Donald Hames (SF), James Jones (PF), Alexander Wheeler (C) Courtney Auger, Charles Longenecker, Nelson Meaux, Edward Royal, Michael Coffin | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Timothy Dugan, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Chris Geddes, Douglas Allen | |
| 13:13 | Samford | Larry Slocum buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Brian Lewis | 44-45 |
| 12:58 | Murray State | Philip Grabski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 12:56 | Samford | Donald Salter grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Brian Lewis misses the 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Cory Cunniff grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Larry Slocum is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Daniel Coello pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:15 | Murray State | Daniel Coello is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lawrence Blackburn (SG), Edward Royal (PF), Michael Coffin (C) Philip Grabski, James Jones, Alexander Wheeler | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Collier (PG), William King (PF) Larry Slocum, Julius Lynch | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Donald Collier is hacked by Daniel Coello - foul #1 on Daniel Coello, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Nelson Meaux (SF) Donald Hames | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Chris Geddes (C) Donald Collier, Cory Cunniff | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Timothy Dugan's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Coffin | 44-45 |
| 11:34 | Murray State | Michael Coffin gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Daniel Coello (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Blackburn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Meaux (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Royal (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Coffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Dugan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Salter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. PF - William King (fresh) C - Chris Geddes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Edward Royal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Courtney Auger (PG), Philip Grabski (SG) Daniel Coello, Nelson Meaux | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Douglas Allen (C) Donald Salter, Brian Lewis, William King | |
| 11:04 | Samford | Chris Geddes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Timothy Dugan misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Chris Geddes hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 10:41 | Murray State | Philip Grabski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Sean McLaren - foul #2 on Sean McLaren, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Hames (SF), James Jones (PF), Alexander Wheeler (C) Lawrence Blackburn, Edward Royal, Michael Coffin | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Collier (PG), William King (PF) Timothy Dugan, Chris Geddes | |
| 10:41 | Murray State | Philip Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:41 | Murray State | Philip Grabski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Douglas Allen | 45-47 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Donald Collier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Douglas Allen tips it home | 45-49 |
| 10:01 | Murray State | Courtney Auger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 10:00 | Samford | William King pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:45 | Samford | William King clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-49 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Todd Manders tips it home | 45-51 |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Alexander Wheeler scores on a jumper in the paint | 47-51 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Courtney Auger steals it from Douglas Allen | 47-51 |
| 08:53 | Murray State | Donald Hames makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Courtney Auger | 50-51 |
| 08:33 | Samford | William King drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Collier | 50-53 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | James Jones clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Allen - foul #1 on Douglas Allen, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Daniel Coello (PG), Lawrence Blackburn (SG), Nelson Meaux (SF), Michael Coffin (C) Courtney Auger, Philip Grabski, Donald Hames, Alexander Wheeler | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Donald Collier, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, William King, Douglas Allen | |
| 08:22 | Murray State | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:22 | Murray State | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Brian Lewis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Daniel Coello snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Lawrence Blackburn buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Meaux | 54-53 |
| 07:23 | Samford | Lawrence Blackburn takes the ball from Donald Salter | 54-53 |
| 07:18 | Murray State | Daniel Coello hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Blackburn | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Daniel Coello (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Meaux (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Jones (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Coffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Salter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Samford | Donald Salter drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 06:43 | Murray State | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Cory Cunniff pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Nelson Meaux is called for the reach on Larry Slocum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Meaux, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Courtney Auger (PG), Charles Longenecker (SG), Edward Royal (PF) Daniel Coello, Lawrence Blackburn, James Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), William King (PF), Chris Geddes (C) Larry Slocum, Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| 06:31 | Samford | Brian Lewis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Timothy Dugan | 56-59 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Michael Coffin hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Courtney Auger and the foul's on Timothy Dugan - foul #3 on Timothy Dugan, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF) Donald Salter, Brian Lewis | |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Michael Coffin misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Sean McLaren pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Charles Longenecker is called for the reach on Timothy Dugan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Longenecker, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Grabski (SG) Charles Longenecker | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:12 | Samford | Timothy Dugan misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:12 | Murray State | Michael Coffin gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Michael Coffin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Todd Manders gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Todd Manders misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 05:30 | Murray State | Edward Royal snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | Courtney Auger clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 05:15 | Murray State | Philip Grabski snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 05:05 | Murray State | Michael Coffin buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Royal | 60-59 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Edward Royal picks off the pass by Sean McLaren | 60-59 |
| 04:28 | Murray State | Philip Grabski is whistled for a carry | 60-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Daniel Coello (PG), Lawrence Blackburn (SG), Donald Hames (SF), Alexander Wheeler (C) Courtney Auger, Philip Grabski, Nelson Meaux, Michael Coffin | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Timothy Dugan, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, William King, Chris Geddes | |
| 04:00 | Samford | Larry Slocum hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 03:46 | Murray State | Larry Slocum picks off the pass by Donald Hames | 60-61 |
| 03:24 | Samford | Larry Slocum is hacked by Daniel Coello - foul #2 on Daniel Coello, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Coffin (C) Lawrence Blackburn | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Larry Slocum misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:24 | Murray State | Edward Royal grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Daniel Coello (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alexander Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Hames (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Royal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 4 stl. C - Michael Coffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Salter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Murray State | Daniel Coello misses the jump hook in the paint | 60-61 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Brian Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Larry Slocum is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Coello - foul #3 on Daniel Coello, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Courtney Auger (PG), Philip Grabski (SG) Daniel Coello, Alexander Wheeler | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Geddes (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| 02:59 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Edward Royal comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 60-63 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Chris Geddes grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Alexander Wheeler (C) Michael Coffin | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Donald Salter, Brian Lewis, Chris Geddes, Douglas Allen | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Cory Cunniff is hacked by Alexander Wheeler - foul #1 on Alexander Wheeler, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Cory Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Cory Cunniff makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:23 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Donald Hames knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Philip Grabski | 63-65 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Cory Cunniff misses the easy layup | 63-65 |
| 01:46 | Murray State | Edward Royal grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 01:46 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Murray State | Nelson Meaux (SF), Michael Coffin (C) Donald Hames, Alexander Wheeler | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:24 | Murray State | Edward Royal connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Coffin | 66-65 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Julius Lynch misses the jump hook from the left block | 66-65 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Edward Royal grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Nelson Meaux misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Julius Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Larry Slocum is hacked by Courtney Auger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Courtney Auger, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Michael Coffin misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 66-67 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Philip Grabski tips it in | 68-67 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Todd Manders is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Coffin - foul #4 on Michael Coffin, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Todd Manders makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Todd Manders makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Michael Coffin can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Julius Lynch gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Julius Lynch runs out the clock | 68-69 |