| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Calvert (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Maurice Gann (fresh) PF - Curtis Weise (fresh) C - Paul Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Stephen Dyer (fresh) SG - Elmer Penn (fresh) SF - Reginald Goins (fresh) PF - Shane Pedraza (fresh) C - Chad Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Reginald Goins steals it from Paul Henderson | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Murray State | Maurice Gann denies the turnaround by Shane Pedraza | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | David Smith grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Smith and he's fouled by Stephen Dyer - foul #1 on Stephen Dyer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Chad Caldwell | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Chad Caldwell - foul #1 on Chad Caldwell, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Murray State | Reginald Goins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza tips it in | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Gann | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert is hacked by Elmer Penn - foul #1 on Elmer Penn, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Garrett (PG), Robert Biggins (SG), James Ford (SF), Joe King (PF), Shawn Foran (C) Jon Calvert, David Smith, Maurice Gann, Curtis Weise, Paul Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul McLennan (PG), Bradley Rehkop (SG), Robert Miguel (SF), Richard Neece (PF), Martin Adams (C) Stephen Dyer, Elmer Penn, Reginald Goins, Shane Pedraza, Chad Caldwell | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Joe King clanks a jump hook in the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:09 | Murray State | Martin Adams gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:52 | Murray State | Martin Adams double dribbles | 3-4 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Robert Miguel picks off the pass by James Ford in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 16:32 | Murray State | Robert Miguel is whistled for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Smith (SG) Robert Biggins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Goins (SF) Robert Miguel | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Joe King drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Garrett | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Murray State | Martin Adams can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | David Smith is hacked by Martin Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Adams, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Calvert (PG), Maurice Gann (SG), Paul Henderson (C) Donald Garrett, David Smith, Shawn Foran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stephen Dyer (PG), Elmer Penn (SG) Paul McLennan, Martin Adams | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 15:41 | Murray State | Reginald Goins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Calvert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maurice Gann (fresh) SF - James Ford (fresh) PF - Joe King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Stephen Dyer (fresh) SG - Elmer Penn (fresh) SF - Reginald Goins (fresh) PF - Bradley Rehkop (fresh) C - Richard Neece (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Murray State | Richard Neece makes the turnaround near the basket | 5-6 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Elmer Penn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Ford - foul #1 on James Ford, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Smith (SG), Curtis Weise (PF), Shawn Foran (C) Maurice Gann, Joe King, Paul Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul McLennan (SF), Shane Pedraza (PF), Chad Caldwell (C) Reginald Goins, Bradley Rehkop, Richard Neece | |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Elmer Penn makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Elmer Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | David Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Ford and he's hacked by Elmer Penn - foul #2 on Elmer Penn, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Biggins (PG), Maurice Gann (SF), Paul Henderson (C) Jon Calvert, James Ford, Shawn Foran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Simone (SG), Robert Miguel (SF) Stephen Dyer, Elmer Penn | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | David Smith makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:34 | Murray State | Henry Simone misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Curtis Weise | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | David Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Biggins | 11-8 |
| 13:58 | Murray State | Curtis Weise denies the turnaround by Shane Pedraza | 11-8 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Curtis Weise lays it in on a nice dish by Maurice Gann | 13-8 |
| 13:22 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza is fouled on the floor by Curtis Weise - foul #1 on Curtis Weise, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Calvert (PG), James Ford (SF), Joe King (PF), Shawn Foran (C) Robert Biggins, Maurice Gann, Curtis Weise, Paul Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stephen Dyer (PG), Reginald Goins (SF), Bradley Rehkop (PF), Martin Adams (C) Paul McLennan, Robert Miguel, Shane Pedraza, Chad Caldwell | |
| 13:11 | Murray State | Henry Simone's pass is intercepted by David Smith | 13-8 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert hits the finger roll set up by David Smith | 15-8 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Henry Simone hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Dyer | 15-11 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | David Smith is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Maurice Gann (SG), Paul Henderson (C) David Smith, Shawn Foran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Neece (PF) Henry Simone | |
| 12:48 | Murray State | Richard Neece's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Foran (C) Paul Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Bradley Rehkop | 15-11 |
| 12:12 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Richard Neece misses the tip | 15-11 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | James Ford gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert can't finish the layup | 15-11 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert grabs the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Rehkop - foul #1 on Bradley Rehkop, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Smith (SG), Curtis Weise (PF), Paul Henderson (C) James Ford, Joe King, Shawn Foran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul McLennan (PG), Henry Simone (SG), Robert Miguel (SF), Shane Pedraza (PF), Will Martina (C) Stephen Dyer, Bradley Rehkop, Reginald Goins, Richard Neece, Martin Adams | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Calvert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Gann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Curtis Weise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Henderson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Paul McLennan (fresh) SG - Henry Simone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Miguel (fresh) PF - Shane Pedraza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Will Martina (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Murray State | Robert Miguel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-11 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | David Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Calvert | 19-11 |
| 10:15 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Miguel and he's fouled by Curtis Weise - foul #2 on Curtis Weise, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Garrett (PG), James Ford (SF), Shawn Foran (C) Jon Calvert, Maurice Gann, Curtis Weise | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Goins (SF), Chad Caldwell (C) Robert Miguel, Will Martina | |
| 10:15 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza misses the free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | James Ford misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-13 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 19-13 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | James Ford is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 09:31 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:13 | Murray State | The jump hook by Chad Caldwell is blocked by Shawn Foran | 19-13 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | James Ford is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Foran | 22-13 |
| 08:31 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Shawn Foran - foul #1 on Shawn Foran, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Calvert (PG), Maurice Gann (SG), Joe King (PF) Donald Garrett, David Smith, Shawn Foran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stephen Dyer (PG), Bradley Rehkop (SG), Robert Miguel (SF), Richard Neece (PF) Paul McLennan, Henry Simone, Reginald Goins, Shane Pedraza | |
| 08:31 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert is hacked by Stephen Dyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Dyer, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul McLennan (PG), Martin Adams (C) Stephen Dyer, Chad Caldwell | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:17 | Murray State | Robert Miguel is hacked by James Ford - foul #2 on James Ford, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Biggins (SG) James Ford | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:10 | Murray State | Robert Miguel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Smith (SG) Robert Biggins | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:55 | Murray State | Paul McLennan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-16 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Joe King grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Biggins (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:34 | Murray State | Martin Adams lays it up and in set up by Robert Miguel and the foul's on Jon Calvert - foul #1 on Jon Calvert, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Smith (SG), Shawn Foran (C) Robert Biggins, Paul Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Will Martina (C) Richard Neece | |
| 07:34 | Murray State | Martin Adams makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Miguel - foul #1 on Robert Miguel, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Henderson (C) Shawn Foran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Reginald Goins (SF), Shane Pedraza (PF) Robert Miguel, Martin Adams | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Calvert (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Gann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Henderson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Paul McLennan (tiring) SG - Bradley Rehkop (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Reginald Goins (fresh) PF - Shane Pedraza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Will Martina (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Joe King makes the jump hook from the baseline | 28-22 |
| 06:22 | Murray State | Reginald Goins drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | David Smith misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 06:01 | Murray State | Reginald Goins gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:34 | Murray State | Reginald Goins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 05:32 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop tips it but misses | 28-25 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Joe King snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe King | 31-25 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | Will Martina misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 04:42 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop tips it in | 31-27 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Goins - foul #1 on Reginald Goins, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Garrett (PG), Robert Biggins (SG), Shawn Foran (PF) Jon Calvert, David Smith, Joe King | |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Simone (PG), Robert Miguel (SF), Richard Neece (PF), Martin Adams (C) Paul McLennan, Reginald Goins, Shane Pedraza, Will Martina | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Maurice Gann misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Martin Adams snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 04:23 | Murray State | Robert Biggins takes the ball from Henry Simone | 31-27 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Robert Biggins clanks a driving attempt from close range | 31-27 |
| 04:02 | Murray State | Robert Miguel gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:39 | Murray State | Martin Adams drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Simone | 31-30 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Biggins | 33-30 |
| 03:05 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Paul Henderson snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Biggins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Gann (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Foran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Henderson (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Henry Simone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Rehkop (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Miguel (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Neece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Robert Biggins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Miguel - foul #2 on Robert Miguel, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Calvert (PG), David Smith (SG), Curtis Weise (PF) Donald Garrett, Maurice Gann, Paul Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stephen Dyer (PG), Elmer Penn (SG), Reginald Goins (SF), Shane Pedraza (PF), Chad Caldwell (C) Henry Simone, Bradley Rehkop, Robert Miguel, Richard Neece, Martin Adams | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Robert Biggins misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Robert Biggins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Reginald Goins clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Caldwell | 34-30 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Reginald Goins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Dyer | 34-33 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | David Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ford (SF) Robert Biggins | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:03 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell is hacked by Shawn Foran - foul #2 on Shawn Foran, team foul #8 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Henderson (C) Shawn Foran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Neece (PF) Shane Pedraza | |
| 02:03 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Curtis Weise grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Richard Neece is hacked by Paul Henderson - foul #1 on Paul Henderson, team foul #9 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Biggins (SG), Shawn Foran (C) David Smith, Paul Henderson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Simone (PG) Stephen Dyer | |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Richard Neece makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Richard Neece makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | James Ford is hacked by Henry Simone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Simone, team foul #11 | 37-35 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | James Ford makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | James Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Richard Neece | 38-35 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Reginald Goins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Weise grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | James Ford makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Foran | 40-35 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Reginald Goins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Foran's pass is intercepted by Richard Neece | 40-35 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Elmer Penn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jon Calvert grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |