| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cory Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clyde Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Shilling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Fenyang Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ashford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Newbern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Steven Shilling inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Murray State | Cory Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:24 | Nevada | John Whitley is fouled on the floor by Justin Mason - foul #2 on Justin Mason, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:10 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| 19:03 | Murray State | Cory Anderson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 18:56 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Whitley | 31-37 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Cory Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Avery - foul #2 on James Avery, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate (SG), Joel Davis (PF), David Kelley (C) Clyde Harris, Nathan Smith, Justin Mason | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Cory Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Cory Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:18 | Nevada | William Ashford banks in the layup and he's hacked by Steven Shilling - foul #1 on Steven Shilling, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ernest Retherford (C) Cory Anderson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Hammond (C) Louis Newbern | |
| 18:18 | Nevada | William Ashford makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:54 | Murray State | Joel Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-40 |
| 17:53 | Nevada | John Whitley pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:27 | Nevada | James Avery misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-40 |
| 17:26 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | David Kelley is hacked by James Avery - foul #3 on James Avery, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Anderson (PG), Clyde Harris (SG), Nathan Smith (PF), Justin Mason (C) Kenneth Westgate, Steven Shilling, David Kelley, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (PG), Raymond Clarke (SG), David Luis (SF), Martin Taylor (C) Fenyang Ashalintubbi, John Whitley, William Ashford, James Avery | |
| 16:53 | Murray State | Joel Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Cory Anderson | 36-40 |
| 16:31 | Nevada | Kent Hammond is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Clarke | 36-42 |
| 16:15 | Murray State | Nathan Smith is denied on a layup by Kent Hammond | 36-42 |
| 16:13 | Murray State | Justin Mason gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Justin Mason loses the dribble to Kent Hammond | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cory Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Donald Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Luis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Hammond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Martin Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Evans | 36-44 |
| 15:20 | Murray State | Joel Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 15:18 | Nevada | Kent Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:13 | Nevada | Martin Taylor is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by David Luis | 36-46 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Joel Davis drills a runner from the baseline set up by Justin Mason | 38-46 |
| 15:00 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke is hacked by Clyde Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Harris, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate (PG), Larry Almendarez (SG), Steven Shilling (SF), David Kelley (PF), Ernest Retherford (C) Cory Anderson, Clyde Harris, Joel Davis, Nathan Smith, Justin Mason | |
| Subs | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi (PG), John Whitley (SG), William Ashford (SF), James Avery (PF), Louis Newbern (C) Donald Evans, Raymond Clarke, David Luis, Kent Hammond, Martin Taylor | |
| 14:45 | Nevada | John Whitley misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:37 | Murray State | Larry Almendarez knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Shilling | 40-46 |
| 14:20 | Nevada | James Avery clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 14:18 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:04 | Murray State | Larry Almendarez is called for traveling | 40-46 |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Larry Almendarez is called for the reach on John Whitley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Almendarez, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 13:41 | Nevada | Louis Newbern can't connect on a floater near the basket | 40-46 |
| 13:40 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 13:12 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 13:11 | Murray State | Larry Almendarez snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | David Kelley knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by James Avery - foul #4 on James Avery, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Mitchell (PG), Clyde Harris (SG), Nathan Smith (PF) Kenneth Westgate, Larry Almendarez, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Carrier (SG), Donald Evans (SF), Hubert Taylor (PF) John Whitley, William Ashford, James Avery | |
| 13:03 | Murray State | David Kelley misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:03 | Nevada | Hubert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:47 | Nevada | Lee Mitchell picks off the pass by Mark Carrier | 44-46 |
| 12:35 | Murray State | David Kelley is whistled for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Anderson (PG), Scott Branham (C) Lee Mitchell, David Kelley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Raymond Clarke (SG), David Luis (SF), Martin Taylor (PF) Fenyang Ashalintubbi, Mark Carrier, Louis Newbern | |
| 12:12 | Nevada | Donald Evans misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:10 | Murray State | Steven Shilling gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Cory Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 11:49 | Nevada | Hubert Taylor gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cory Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Shilling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Donald Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Luis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hubert Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Nevada | Martin Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Steven Shilling - foul #2 on Steven Shilling, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Mitchell (PG), Joel Davis (PF), Justin Mason (C) Cory Anderson, Nathan Smith, Scott Branham | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Carrier (PG), John Whitley (SG), William Ashford (SF), Kent Hammond (C) Donald Evans, Raymond Clarke, David Luis, Hubert Taylor | |
| 11:30 | Nevada | Martin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:30 | Nevada | Martin Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:30 | Murray State | Justin Mason gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Joel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 11:00 | Nevada | Kent Hammond pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:56 | Nevada | Clyde Harris is called for the reach on Mark Carrier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clyde Harris, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Larry Almendarez (SG), Nathan Smith (PF) Clyde Harris, Steven Shilling | |
| Subs | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi (PG), Louis Newbern (C) Mark Carrier, Martin Taylor | |
| 10:38 | Nevada | William Ashford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 44-47 |
| 10:37 | Murray State | Nathan Smith grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:31 | Murray State | Justin Mason knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Joel Davis | 46-47 |
| 10:21 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi is called for 10 seconds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Anderson (PG), Kenneth Westgate (SF), Ernest Retherford (C) Lee Mitchell, Joel Davis, Justin Mason | |
| Subs | Nevada | Raymond Clarke (SG), Hubert Taylor (C) John Whitley, Louis Newbern | |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cory Anderson | 49-47 |
| 10:00 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Shilling (SF), David Kelley (PF) Larry Almendarez, Nathan Smith | |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (PG), David Luis (SF) Fenyang Ashalintubbi, William Ashford | |
| 09:50 | Murray State | Cory Anderson is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| 09:48 | Nevada | Kenneth Westgate steals the ball from Raymond Clarke in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 09:41 | Murray State | Hubert Taylor is called for the reach on Ernest Retherford - foul #2 on Hubert Taylor, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Louis Newbern (C) Kent Hammond | |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Steven Shilling drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cory Anderson | 51-47 |
| 08:56 | Nevada | Louis Newbern misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 08:54 | Murray State | Steven Shilling pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:40 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 08:38 | Nevada | Donald Evans gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:17 | Nevada | Hubert Taylor is denied on a layup by David Kelley | 51-47 |
| 08:16 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ernest Retherford | 51-47 |
| 08:04 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 08:03 | Nevada | David Luis snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:01 | Nevada | Steven Shilling is called for the reach on Raymond Clarke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Shilling, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Mitchell (PG), Larry Almendarez (SG), Joel Davis (SF), Nathan Smith (PF), Justin Mason (C) Cory Anderson, Kenneth Westgate, Steven Shilling, David Kelley, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Whitley (SG), William Ashford (SF), Kent Hammond (PF), Martin Taylor (C) Donald Evans, David Luis, Hubert Taylor, Louis Newbern | |
| 08:01 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Nathan Smith gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:41 | Murray State | Joel Davis banks in the layup set up by Lee Mitchell | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Lee Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Almendarez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joel Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nathan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Raymond Clarke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ashford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kent Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Martin Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Nevada | William Ashford is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Almendarez - foul #2 on Larry Almendarez, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Clyde Harris (SG) Lee Mitchell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi (PG), James Avery (PF) Raymond Clarke, Martin Taylor | |
| 07:38 | Nevada | William Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:38 | Nevada | William Ashford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:26 | Murray State | Clyde Harris misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 07:24 | Murray State | Nathan Smith snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Larry Almendarez is hacked by Fenyang Ashalintubbi - foul #1 on Fenyang Ashalintubbi, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Clyde Harris connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Smith | 55-49 |
| 06:51 | Nevada | John Whitley is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fenyang Ashalintubbi | 55-51 |
| 06:34 | Murray State | Joel Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 06:32 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Avery | 55-51 |
| 06:30 | Nevada | Larry Almendarez picks off the pass by Fenyang Ashalintubbi in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 06:19 | Murray State | Joel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 06:18 | Nevada | James Avery pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:01 | Nevada | John Whitley blows the layup | 55-51 |
| 05:59 | Murray State | Justin Mason grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 05:36 | Murray State | Larry Almendarez hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 05:34 | Nevada | William Ashford grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 05:31 | Nevada | John Whitley is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Harris - foul #5 on Clyde Harris, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Anderson (PG), Steven Shilling (SF), Scott Branham (C) Larry Almendarez, Clyde Harris, Justin Mason | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Carrier (PG), Donald Evans (SF), Martin Taylor (PF), Louis Newbern (C) Fenyang Ashalintubbi, William Ashford, James Avery, Kent Hammond | |
| 05:31 | Nevada | John Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:31 | Nevada | John Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:15 | Murray State | Steven Shilling connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Cory Anderson | 57-53 |
| 04:58 | Nevada | Mark Carrier is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Evans | 57-55 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | Nathan Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 04:39 | Nevada | John Whitley gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:22 | Nevada | Nathan Smith is called for the reach on John Whitley - foul #3 on Nathan Smith, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lee Mitchell (PG), Kenneth Westgate (SG), David Kelley (PF) Cory Anderson, Joel Davis, Nathan Smith | |
| Subs | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi (PG), David Luis (SF), James Avery (PF) Mark Carrier, Donald Evans, Louis Newbern | |
| 04:22 | Nevada | John Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:22 | Nevada | John Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Scott Branham | 57-55 |
| 04:12 | Murray State | Steven Shilling clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 04:11 | Nevada | John Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:05 | Nevada | John Whitley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 04:03 | Nevada | James Avery tips it in | 57-57 |
| 03:42 | Murray State | Lee Mitchell is fouled on the floor by David Luis - foul #1 on David Luis, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ernest Retherford (C) Scott Branham | |
| Subs | Nevada | Raymond Clarke (SG), William Ashford (SF), Hubert Taylor (C) John Whitley, David Luis, Martin Taylor | |
| 03:19 | Murray State | David Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joel Davis (SG) Kenneth Westgate | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Carrier (SG), Kent Hammond (C) Fenyang Ashalintubbi, Hubert Taylor | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Lee Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Shilling (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Retherford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Raymond Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Ashford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Avery (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Kent Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 03:01 | Murray State | David Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:59 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Anderson (PG), Larry Almendarez (SG), Justin Mason (C) Lee Mitchell, Joel Davis, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi (PG), Donald Evans (SG), Louis Newbern (C) Raymond Clarke, Mark Carrier, Kent Hammond | |
| 02:45 | Murray State | Cory Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate (SF) Steven Shilling | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 02:39 | Nevada | Donald Evans is fouled in the backcourt by David Kelley - foul #1 on David Kelley, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| 02:39 | Nevada | Donald Evans makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:39 | Nevada | Donald Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | William Ashford swats the layup by David Kelley | 57-59 |
| 02:20 | Nevada | William Ashford pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:13 | Nevada | Cory Anderson steals it from James Avery | 57-59 |
| 02:13 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joel Davis (SG) Larry Almendarez | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Whitley (SG) Donald Evans | |
| 01:51 | Murray State | Joel Davis misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Avery - foul #5 on James Avery, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Shilling (SF), Nathan Smith (PF) Kenneth Westgate, David Kelley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Hammond (PF) James Avery | |
| 01:51 | Murray State | Joel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:51 | Murray State | Joel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:36 | Nevada | William Ashford blows the layup | 59-59 |
| 01:35 | Murray State | Joel Davis pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:31 | Murray State | Steven Shilling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| 01:17 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Joel Davis - foul #1 on Joel Davis, team foul #12 | 59-59 |
| 01:17 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:17 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:17 | Murray State | Justin Mason snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Cory Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 00:47 | Murray State | Steven Shilling tips it home | 61-60 |
| 00:25 | Nevada | John Whitley slams it home | 61-62 |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Nathan Smith lays it up and in set up by Cory Anderson and he's fouled by Kent Hammond - foul #1 on Kent Hammond, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Nathan Smith makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:08 | Nevada | William Ashford misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Nevada | William Ashford grabs the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | John Whitley grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | The clock runs out | 64-62 |