| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Eric Coronado (fresh) SG - Kelly Livingston (fresh) SF - Ryan Nielsen (fresh) PF - Alan Cothren (fresh) C - Paul Burpee (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 | Morehead State | Paul Burpee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Murray State | Eric Coronado steps in front of the Shane Pedraza pass | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eric Coronado | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell lays it in on a nice dish by Reginald Goins and he's hacked by Kelly Livingston - foul #1 on Kelly Livingston, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Morehead State | Eric Coronado is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Murray State | Elmer Penn misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Morehead State | Ryan Nielsen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kelly Livingston | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Murray State | Elmer Penn makes the wide open shot from close range | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | Murray State | Reginald Goins gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Murray State | Elmer Penn makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | Morehead State | Eric Coronado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Sikora (PG), James Coombs (C) Kelly Livingston, Paul Burpee | |
| 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 | |
| 16:53 | Murray State | Paul McLennan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Morehead State | James Coombs gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:29 | Morehead State | Eric Coronado loses the dribble to Martin Adams | 4-7 |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Paul McLennan is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Nielsen - foul #1 on Ryan Nielsen, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Crawford (PG), George Johnson (PF) Michael Sikora, James Coombs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Simone (SG), Reginald Goins (SF), Will Martina (C) Robert Miguel, Richard Neece, Martin Adams | |
| 16:15 | Murray State | Will Martina blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Crawford - foul #1 on Michael Crawford, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Elmer Penn (SG), Shane Pedraza (PF) Paul McLennan, Bradley Rehkop | |
| 16:15 | Murray State | Will Martina makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:15 | Murray State | Will Martina makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:13 | Morehead State | Eric Coronado is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 15:46 | Murray State | Michael Crawford is called for the reach on Reginald Goins - foul #2 on Michael Crawford, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Daniel Woodland (PG) Michael Crawford | |
| Subs | Murray State | Chad Caldwell (C) Will Martina | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Daniel Woodland (fresh) SG - Eric Coronado (tired) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Nielsen (tiring) 2 pts. PF - George Johnson (fresh) C - Alan Cothren (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Henry Simone (fresh) SG - Elmer Penn (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Goins (fairly fresh) PF - Shane Pedraza (tiring) C - Chad Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell is open and lays it up and in set up by Henry Simone | 4-11 |
| 15:08 | Morehead State | Ryan Nielsen is whistled for a carry | 4-11 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Sikora (PG), William Harris (PF) Daniel Woodland, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stephen Dyer (PG), Paul McLennan (SG), Robert Miguel (SF), Bradley Rehkop (PF), Richard Neece (C) Henry Simone, Elmer Penn, Reginald Goins, Shane Pedraza, Chad Caldwell | |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 4-11 |
| 14:48 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:21 | Morehead State | Ryan Nielsen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-11 |
| 14:19 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Cothren | 4-11 |
| 13:55 | Morehead State | Stephen Dyer is called for the reach on Michael Sikora - foul #1 on Stephen Dyer, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston (SG), James Coombs (C) Michael Sikora, William Harris | |
| Subs | Murray State | Elmer Penn (SG), Reginald Goins (SF), Martin Adams (PF), Will Martina (C) Paul McLennan, Robert Miguel, Bradley Rehkop, Richard Neece | |
| 13:31 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Will Martina - foul #1 on Will Martina, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Henry Simone (PG) Stephen Dyer | |
| 13:31 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:31 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Will Martina misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Reginald Goins grabs the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:48 | Murray State | Henry Simone is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Henry Simone, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| 12:48 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 5-11 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul McLennan (PG), Shane Pedraza (PF) Elmer Penn, Will Martina | |
| 12:33 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alan Cothren, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Paul Burpee (C) James Coombs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop (SF), Chad Caldwell (C) Reginald Goins, Martin Adams | |
| 12:22 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza misses badly on a floater in the paint | 5-11 |
| 12:20 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:12 | Murray State | Paul McLennan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Simone | 5-14 |
| 11:46 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston is fouled on the floor by Henry Simone - foul #2 on Henry Simone, team foul #4 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Coombs (C) Paul Burpee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Miguel (SF), Richard Neece (PF), Will Martina (C) Henry Simone, Shane Pedraza, Chad Caldwell | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Eric Coronado (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Livingston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Nielsen (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Alan Cothren (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Coombs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Paul McLennan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Rehkop (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Miguel (fresh) PF - Richard Neece (fresh) C - Will Martina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Coronado | 8-14 |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Robert Miguel banks in the layup set up by Bradley Rehkop | 8-16 |
| 10:45 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 10:44 | Morehead State | Eric Coronado can't tip it in | 8-16 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Richard Neece | 8-16 |
| 10:40 | Murray State | Kelly Livingston steals the ball from Paul McLennan in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| 10:39 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston misses the lay-in | 8-16 |
| 10:38 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Robert Miguel is hacked by James Coombs - foul #1 on James Coombs, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Sikora (PG), George Johnson (PF) Kelly Livingston, James Coombs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stephen Dyer (PG), Elmer Penn (SG), Reginald Goins (SF), Shane Pedraza (PF), Martin Adams (C) Paul McLennan, Bradley Rehkop, Robert Miguel, Richard Neece, Will Martina | |
| 09:49 | Murray State | Martin Adams is fouled on the floor by Michael Sikora - foul #1 on Michael Sikora, team foul #7 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Paul Burpee (C) George Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:49 | Murray State | Martin Adams makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 09:49 | Murray State | Martin Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:47 | Morehead State | Michael Sikora throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-18 |
| 09:27 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-18 |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza snags the offensive board | 8-18 |
| 09:15 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza is hacked by Ryan Nielsen - foul #2 on Ryan Nielsen, team foul #8 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Daniel Woodland (PG), Willard Hallinan (SF) Michael Sikora, Ryan Nielsen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Chad Caldwell (C) Martin Adams | |
| 09:15 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:15 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 08:54 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren makes the shot from close range and he's fouled by Shane Pedraza - foul #1 on Shane Pedraza, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Morehead State | George Johnson (PF) Paul Burpee | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:54 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren misses the free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:54 | Murray State | Reginald Goins grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Woodland - foul #1 on Daniel Woodland, team foul #9 | 10-20 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:52 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to George Johnson | 10-21 |
| 08:28 | Morehead State | George Johnson buries a jumper from the baseline | 12-21 |
| 08:18 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Shane Pedraza | 12-24 |
| 08:16 | Morehead State | Daniel Woodland is hacked by Stephen Dyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Dyer, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Harris (PF) Willard Hallinan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul McLennan (PG), Bradley Rehkop (PF) Stephen Dyer, Shane Pedraza | |
| 08:04 | Morehead State | William Harris misses the driving attempt near the basket | 12-24 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Elmer Penn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 07:44 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell hits the follow up shot | 12-26 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Daniel Woodland (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Coronado (very tired) 2 ast. SF - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Harris (fresh) C - Alan Cothren (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Paul McLennan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elmer Penn (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Goins (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Bradley Rehkop (fairly fresh) C - Chad Caldwell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Morehead State | Paul McLennan steals the ball from George Johnson | 12-26 |
| 07:09 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Johnson - foul #1 on George Johnson, team foul #10 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston (SG), Ryan Nielsen (SF), Paul Burpee (C) Daniel Woodland, George Johnson, William Harris | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Miguel (SF), Richard Neece (PF), Martin Adams (C) Elmer Penn, Reginald Goins, Chad Caldwell | |
| 07:09 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop makes the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 07:09 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop makes the 2nd free throw | 12-28 |
| 07:05 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Rehkop - foul #1 on Bradley Rehkop, team foul #7 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Sikora (PG) Ryan Nielsen | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:05 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 07:05 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:43 | Murray State | Michael Sikora steals the ball from Richard Neece | 14-28 |
| 06:38 | Morehead State | Michael Sikora lays it in | 16-28 |
| 06:19 | Murray State | Martin Adams is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Miguel | 16-31 |
| 05:59 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-31 |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Michael Sikora is called for the reach on Paul McLennan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Sikora, team foul #11 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Willard Hallinan (SG), Ryan Nielsen (SF), James Coombs (C) Michael Sikora, Kelly Livingston, Paul Burpee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Elmer Penn (SG), Reginald Goins (SF), Shane Pedraza (PF), Will Martina (C) Bradley Rehkop, Robert Miguel, Richard Neece, Martin Adams | |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Paul McLennan makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:53 | Murray State | Paul McLennan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-33 |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 19-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston (SG) Willard Hallinan | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Reginald Goins drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Paul McLennan | 19-35 |
| 05:10 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-35 |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Will Martina misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 04:54 | Murray State | Paul McLennan snags the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 04:39 | Murray State | Will Martina is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul McLennan | 21-38 |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Elmer Penn - foul #1 on Elmer Penn, team foul #8 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Daniel Woodland (PG) James Coombs | |
| Subs | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop (SG), Robert Miguel (SF), Richard Neece (PF), Chad Caldwell (C) Elmer Penn, Reginald Goins, Shane Pedraza, Will Martina | |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Ryan Nielsen is called for the reach on Robert Miguel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Nielsen, team foul #12 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Willard Hallinan (SF), George Johnson (PF) Ryan Nielsen, Kelly Livingston | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Robert Miguel misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:16 | Murray State | Robert Miguel misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:16 | Morehead State | George Johnson gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 04:14 | Morehead State | Willard Hallinan travels in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| 03:56 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell misses badly on a runner from the right block | 23-38 |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | George Johnson gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 03:31 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Neece | 23-38 |
| 03:30 | Morehead State | Daniel Woodland tips it back up and in | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Daniel Woodland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Coronado (very tired) 2 ast. SF - Willard Hallinan (fresh) PF - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Cothren (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Paul McLennan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Rehkop (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Miguel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Neece (fairly fresh) C - Chad Caldwell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Murray State | Richard Neece throws it down on a nice dish by Paul McLennan | 25-40 |
| 03:03 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren is denied on a layup by Chad Caldwell | 25-40 |
| 03:01 | Murray State | Chad Caldwell grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Bradley Rehkop misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 25-40 |
| 02:43 | Morehead State | Daniel Woodland pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 02:20 | Morehead State | George Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 02:18 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Cothren | 25-40 |
| 02:01 | Morehead State | Alan Cothren misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 25-40 |
| 02:00 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Chad Caldwell | 25-40 |
| 02:00 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-40 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston (SG), Ryan Nielsen (SF), Paul Burpee (C) Daniel Woodland, Willard Hallinan, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stephen Dyer (PG), Henry Simone (SG), Reginald Goins (SF), Martin Adams (PF), Will Martina (C) Paul McLennan, Bradley Rehkop, Robert Miguel, Richard Neece, Chad Caldwell | |
| 01:46 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer is hacked by Alan Cothren - foul #2 on Alan Cothren, team foul #13 | 25-40 |
| 01:46 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:46 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:25 | Morehead State | Eric Coronado makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-42 |
| 01:03 | Murray State | Martin Adams makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Dyer | 27-45 |
| 01:00 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston is hacked by Martin Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Adams, team foul #9 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Sikora (PG), James Coombs (C) Ryan Nielsen, Paul Burpee | |
| Subs | Murray State | Shane Pedraza (PF), Richard Neece (C) Martin Adams, Will Martina | |
| 01:00 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Shane Pedraza grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Henry Simone is hacked by Michael Sikora in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Sikora, team foul #14 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ryan Nielsen (SF) Michael Sikora | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Henry Simone misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Henry Simone misses the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 00:56 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to James Coombs | 27-45 |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | Kelly Livingston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Reginald Goins grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Reginald Goins misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-45 |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Richard Neece grabs the offensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Stephen Dyer misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Reginald Goins grabs the offensive board | 27-45 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | The clock runs out | 27-45 |