| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Phillip Latour (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Huntington (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Chuck Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Edward Houck (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip Goin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Prince (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddie Browning (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Grate (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Phillip Latour inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Alabama | 3 seconds is called on Phillip Latour | 42-30 |
| 19:25 | Murray State | Freddie Browning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 19:23 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Grate | 42-30 |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Anthony Grate misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Phillip Latour - foul #3 on Phillip Latour, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Pagan (SF) Phillip Latour | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Anthony Grate misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Anthony Grate makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:47 | Alabama | William James makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Pagan | 44-31 |
| 18:34 | Murray State | William James steals the ball from Philip Goin | 44-31 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | William James banks in the layup | 46-31 |
| 18:05 | Murray State | Edward Houck is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edward Houck, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez (SG), Jesus Avila (C) Harold Wiggins, Chuck Walsh | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Lenard Hardin (SF), Jason Welch (PF), Randy Lazarus (C) Edward Houck, Leonard Prince, Freddie Browning, Anthony Grate | |
| 18:01 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| 17:47 | Murray State | Lenard Hardin misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-31 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jesus Avila | 46-31 |
| 17:42 | Alabama | Jason Welch is called for the reach on William James in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Welch, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | William James lays it up and in set up by Frank Pagan | 48-31 |
| 17:01 | Murray State | Lenard Hardin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-31 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams tips it in | 48-33 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | Jesus Avila misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Robert Huntington tips it but misses | 48-33 |
| 16:36 | Murray State | Jason Welch gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 16:19 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Robert Huntington gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Robert Huntington misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 48-33 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Robert Huntington tips it in | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Vasquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Huntington (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Jesus Avila (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Goin (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Lenard Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Welch (fairly fresh) C - Randy Lazarus (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Murray State | Jason Welch is hacked by Guadalupe Vasquez - foul #2 on Guadalupe Vasquez, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG), Harold Wiggins (SG), Phillip Latour (SF), Chuck Walsh (C) William James, Guadalupe Vasquez, Frank Pagan, Jesus Avila | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ernesto Ortega (PG), Edward Houck (SG), John Johnson (SF), Freddie Browning (PF), Anthony Grate (C) Jeffrey Williams, Philip Goin, Lenard Hardin, Jason Welch, Randy Lazarus | |
| 15:16 | Murray State | Chuck Walsh picks off the pass by Anthony Grate | 50-33 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Houck - foul #3 on Edward Houck, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| 15:06 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh clanks a jumper from the left block | 50-33 |
| 15:05 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Edward Houck | 50-33 |
| 14:46 | Murray State | Edward Houck is fouled on the floor by Phillip Latour - foul #4 on Phillip Latour, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Pagan (SF) Phillip Latour | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:25 | Murray State | Edward Houck is called for traveling | 50-33 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Steven Hamilton clanks a floater from the left side | 50-33 |
| 14:07 | Murray State | Freddie Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 13:51 | Murray State | Steven Hamilton steps in front of the Ernesto Ortega pass | 50-33 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | John Johnson steps in front of the Steven Hamilton pass | 50-33 |
| 13:14 | Murray State | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-33 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Robert Huntington comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Freddie Browning - foul #3 on Freddie Browning, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Guadalupe Vasquez (SF), Jesus Avila (C) Steven Hamilton, Frank Pagan, Chuck Walsh | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Philip Goin (SG), Leonard Prince (SF), Jason Welch (PF) Ernesto Ortega, Edward Houck, John Johnson, Freddie Browning | |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Robert Huntington makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Robert Huntington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:37 | Murray State | Philip Goin comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-33 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 12:31 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William James | 54-33 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams hits a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Huntington - foul #1 on Robert Huntington, team foul #4 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Pagan (PF) Robert Huntington | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Jesus Avila hits the finger roll set up by William James | 56-36 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Harold Wiggins is called for the reach on Jeffrey Williams - foul #1 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Chuck Walsh (C) Jesus Avila | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Wiggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Guadalupe Vasquez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Pagan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chuck Walsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Goin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Prince (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Welch (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Grate (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Murray State | Frank Pagan takes the ball from Philip Goin | 56-36 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Leonard Prince - foul #1 on Leonard Prince, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Freddie Browning (PF) Jason Welch | |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Leonard Prince can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-36 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez grabs the board | 58-36 |
| 10:51 | Alabama | William James is hacked by Jeffrey Williams - foul #1 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #6 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Huntington (PF) Frank Pagan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Mitchell (PG), Edward Houck (SG), John Johnson (SF) Jeffrey Williams, Philip Goin, Leonard Prince | |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Robert Huntington knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from William James | 60-36 |
| 10:35 | Murray State | Thomas Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-36 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh snags the defensive board | 60-36 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | William James clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-36 |
| 10:24 | Murray State | Anthony Grate gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| 10:10 | Murray State | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG), Frank Pagan (SF), Jesus Avila (C) William James, Guadalupe Vasquez, Chuck Walsh | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ernesto Ortega (PG), Lenard Hardin (PF), Randy Lazarus (C) Thomas Mitchell, Freddie Browning, Anthony Grate | |
| 10:08 | Alabama | John Johnson steals the ball from Harold Wiggins in the backcourt | 60-36 |
| 10:03 | Murray State | John Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ernesto Ortega and the foul's on Harold Wiggins - foul #2 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #6 | 60-38 |
| 10:03 | Murray State | John Johnson makes the free throw | 60-39 |
| 09:45 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 60-39 |
| 09:21 | Murray State | Ernesto Ortega misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Lazarus | 60-39 |
| 09:13 | Murray State | Ernesto Ortega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez (SG) Harold Wiggins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Philip Goin (SG), Leonard Prince (SF), Freddie Browning (PF), Jason Welch (C) Edward Houck, John Johnson, Lenard Hardin, Randy Lazarus | |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Frank Pagan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Leonard Prince grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Philip Goin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Philip Goin, team foul #7 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Chuck Walsh (C) Steven Hamilton, Jesus Avila | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams (PG) Ernesto Ortega | |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Robert Huntington misses the open dunk | 60-39 |
| 08:27 | Murray State | Jason Welch gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Leonard Prince clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-39 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Philip Goin is called for the reach on William James - foul #2 on Philip Goin, team foul #8 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harold Wiggins (SG), Phillip Latour (SF) Guadalupe Vasquez, Robert Huntington | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ernesto Ortega (PG), John Johnson (SF) Jeffrey Williams, Freddie Browning | |
| 07:48 | Alabama | William James makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (tiring) 22 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Wiggins (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Phillip Latour (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Pagan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chuck Walsh (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Ernesto Ortega (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Goin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jason Welch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Prince (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Philip Goin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 07:39 | Alabama | William James snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| 07:22 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh hits a runner in the paint set up by Phillip Latour | 64-39 |
| 07:03 | Murray State | Leonard Prince is whistled for a carry | 64-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG), Robert Huntington (PF), Jesus Avila (C) William James, Frank Pagan, Chuck Walsh | |
| Subs | Murray State | Edward Houck (SG), Lenard Hardin (PF), Randy Lazarus (C) Philip Goin, Jason Welch, Leonard Prince | |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Robert Huntington is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 64-39 |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Jesus Avila tips it in | 66-39 |
| 06:24 | Murray State | Edward Houck misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 66-39 |
| 06:23 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins grabs the board | 66-39 |
| 06:13 | Alabama | Edward Houck picks off the pass by Jesus Avila | 66-39 |
| 05:56 | Murray State | Ernesto Ortega knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Lenard Hardin | 66-41 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Phillip Latour misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 66-41 |
| 05:22 | Murray State | Lenard Hardin hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernesto Ortega | 66-43 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Steven Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Guadalupe Vasquez (SG), Frank Pagan (PF), Chuck Walsh (C) Steven Hamilton, Harold Wiggins, Robert Huntington, Jesus Avila | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Leonard Prince (SF), Jason Welch (C) Ernesto Ortega, John Johnson, Randy Lazarus | |
| 05:01 | Murray State | Lenard Hardin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-43 |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Phillip Latour snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 04:41 | Alabama | William James is hacked by Jason Welch - foul #3 on Jason Welch, team foul #9 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Randy Lazarus (C) Lenard Hardin | |
| 04:41 | Alabama | William James misses the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | Leonard Prince grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 04:29 | Murray State | Jason Welch scores on a 3 from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | William James hits the finger roll set up by Guadalupe Vasquez and the foul's on Leonard Prince - foul #2 on Leonard Prince, team foul #10 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jesus Avila (C) Chuck Walsh | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 04:09 | Alabama | William James makes the free throw | 69-46 |
| 03:54 | Murray State | Jason Welch knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Alabama | William James is denied on a layup by Randy Lazarus | 69-48 |
| 03:25 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (tiring) 25 pts. 6 ast. SG - Guadalupe Vasquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Latour (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Pagan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesus Avila (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Houck (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Prince (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Welch (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Lazarus (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #11 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG), Robert Huntington (PF) William James, Frank Pagan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Mitchell (PG), Lenard Hardin (PF) Jeffrey Williams, Randy Lazarus | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Robert Huntington misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-48 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Phillip Latour snags the offensive board | 69-48 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Lenard Hardin - foul #1 on Lenard Hardin, team foul #12 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Chuck Walsh (C) Jesus Avila | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 02:29 | Murray State | Leonard Prince misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 70-48 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Leonard Prince takes the ball from Phillip Latour | 70-48 |
| 02:16 | Murray State | Leonard Prince lays it up and in | 70-50 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez is hacked by Edward Houck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Houck, team foul #13 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Frank Pagan (PF) Steven Hamilton, Robert Huntington | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Randy Lazarus (C) Thomas Mitchell, Lenard Hardin | |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 01:52 | Murray State | Leonard Prince drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Houck | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Alabama | William James misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 72-53 |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Frank Pagan pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-53 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | William James misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randy Lazarus - foul #1 on Randy Lazarus, team foul #14 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harold Wiggins (SG), Robert Huntington (PF) Guadalupe Vasquez, Frank Pagan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lenard Hardin (SG) Jeffrey Williams | |
| 01:09 | Alabama | William James makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Leonard Prince comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 74-53 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Lazarus | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Jason Welch comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Huntington - foul #2 on Robert Huntington, team foul #7 | 74-53 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Jason Welch misses the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Jason Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Robert Huntington buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Latour | 76-53 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Leonard Prince throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-53 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | William James runs out the clock | 76-53 |