| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Loch (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Lazarus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Christopher Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Day (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Chronister (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Mongillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Jessie Brown inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Murray State | Christopher Alford picks off the pass by Randy Lazarus | 25-30 |
| 19:26 | Alcorn State | John Loch steals it from Kevin Mongillo | 25-30 |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Olin Zaller | 28-30 |
| 18:49 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 18:47 | Murray State | Olin Zaller snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Kevin Mongillo - foul #1 on Kevin Mongillo, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:14 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Alford | 31-32 |
| 17:58 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 17:57 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:46 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Jessie Brown hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 17:26 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 17:25 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | John Loch's pass is intercepted by Mark Curtis | 33-32 |
| 17:02 | Alcorn State | Steven Day drills a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 16:45 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Olin Zaller | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 16:26 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 16:25 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 16:18 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus knocks in the runner from close range | 38-37 |
| 15:54 | Alcorn State | Steven Day makes the shot from the right side set up by Christopher Alford | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Jessie Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Loch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Lazarus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Christopher Alford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Chronister (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Mongillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 15:47 | Alcorn State | Steven Day gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:22 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:21 | Murray State | John Loch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Christopher Alford is called for the reach on Olin Zaller - foul #1 on Christopher Alford, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF) Olin Zaller, Jessie Brown, John Loch | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson (PG), George Underwood (SG), Sergio Machado (PF), Charles Hadden (C) Christopher Alford, Steven Day, Richard Chronister, Kevin Mongillo | |
| 14:52 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-39 |
| 14:51 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:35 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Pereira - foul #1 on Bobby Pereira, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 14:35 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:35 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:13 | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:07 | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado buries a floater from the baseline set up by Charles Hadden and he's fouled by Bobby Pereira - foul #2 on Bobby Pereira, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 14:07 | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:53 | Murray State | Joseph Ross is fouled on the floor by Sean Johnson - foul #4 on Sean Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan (PG) Sean Johnson | |
| 13:39 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 40-44 |
| 13:24 | Alcorn State | Willy Harris is called for the reach on Mark Curtis - foul #3 on Willy Harris, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Larry Addison (C) Randy Lazarus | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford (SF) Mark Curtis | |
| 13:06 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles McMillan | 40-47 |
| 12:43 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 12:41 | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 12:26 | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), Andy Willingham (SF), John Loch (PF), Randy Lazarus (C) Joseph Ross, Melvin Sheffield, Willy Harris, Bobby Pereira, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Hanna (C) Charles Hadden | |
| 12:12 | Murray State | Olin Zaller knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Robinson | 43-47 |
| 12:10 | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Steven Day (SG) George Underwood | |
| 11:52 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is hacked by Charles McMillan - foul #1 on Charles McMillan, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo (C) Sergio Machado | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andy Willingham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Loch (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Lazarus (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Charles McMillan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Day (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Christopher Hanna (fresh) C - Kevin Mongillo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Christopher Hanna - foul #2 on Christopher Hanna, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Brown (SF) Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 11:37 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:37 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:20 | Alcorn State | Steven Day is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis (SF) Christopher Alford | |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus misses the fadeaway from the right block | 45-47 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Jessie Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 10:42 | Alcorn State | Christopher Hanna misses long on a runner from the left block | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | Murray State | Olin Zaller grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 10:18 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Andy Willingham | 49-47 |
| 10:02 | Alcorn State | Jessie Brown denies the turnaround by Charles McMillan | 49-47 |
| 10:00 | Murray State | Jessie Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Olin Zaller can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles McMillan - foul #2 on Charles McMillan, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF), Larry Addison (C) Andy Willingham, Jessie Brown, John Loch, Randy Lazarus | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford (PG), George Underwood (SG), Sergio Machado (SF), Richard Chronister (PF), Charles Hadden (C) Charles McMillan, Steven Day, Mark Curtis, Christopher Hanna, Kevin Mongillo | |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Olin Zaller makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Olin Zaller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:22 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 09:21 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden tips it home | 51-49 |
| 08:59 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:57 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:34 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Underwood | 51-52 |
| 08:20 | Murray State | Olin Zaller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG) Olin Zaller | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 08:13 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Sergio Machado | 51-54 |
| 08:00 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses the 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 07:59 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 07:38 | Alcorn State | Bobby Pereira steals the ball from Richard Chronister | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bobby Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Christopher Alford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Underwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sergio Machado (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Chronister (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hadden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 07:15 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:56 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Chronister | 53-57 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-57 |
| 06:35 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:29 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sergio Machado and he's fouled by Larry Addison - foul #3 on Larry Addison, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Jessie Brown (SF), John Loch (PF), Randy Lazarus (C) Joseph Ross, Willy Harris, Bobby Pereira, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson (PG), Steven Day (SG), Mark Curtis (SF), Kevin Mongillo (C) Christopher Alford, George Underwood, Sergio Machado, Richard Chronister | |
| 06:29 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 06:09 | Murray State | John Loch hits the follow up shot | 55-60 |
| 06:03 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 06:02 | Murray State | John Loch grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 05:23 | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-60 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | John Loch snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Olin Zaller buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Sheffield | 60-60 |
| 04:43 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Day | 60-62 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 04:20 | Alcorn State | Steven Day snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 04:06 | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF) Olin Zaller, Melvin Sheffield, Jessie Brown, John Loch | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford (SG), Richard Chronister (PF), Christopher Hanna (C) Steven Day, Charles Hadden, Kevin Mongillo | |
| 03:38 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister scores on a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Bobby Pereira - foul #3 on Bobby Pereira, team foul #5 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado (SF) Mark Curtis | |
| 03:38 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister makes the free throw | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) SG - Andy Willingham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bobby Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Lazarus (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Alford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergio Machado (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Chronister (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Hanna (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus's pass is intercepted by Christopher Hanna | 60-67 |
| 03:14 | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus drills a floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Ross and the foul's on Sean Johnson - foul #5 on Sean Johnson, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | George Underwood (SG) Sean Johnson | |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus misses the free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:08 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:52 | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ross | 62-67 |
| 02:52 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Melvin Sheffield (SG), Jessie Brown (SF), John Loch (PF) Joseph Ross, Andy Willingham, Willy Harris, Bobby Pereira | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Steven Day (SG), Mark Curtis (SF), Kevin Mongillo (C) George Underwood, Sergio Machado, Christopher Hanna | |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Olin Zaller | 65-67 |
| 02:22 | Alcorn State | Steven Day comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Jessie Brown pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:01 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 02:00 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses the tip | 65-67 |
| 01:58 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 01:53 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Mongillo and the foul's on Randy Lazarus - foul #3 on Randy Lazarus, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| 01:53 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis makes the free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:33 | Murray State | Mark Curtis blocks the short jumper by Randy Lazarus | 65-70 |
| 01:31 | Alcorn State | Steven Day grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:27 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Lazarus - foul #4 on Randy Lazarus, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| 01:27 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:27 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 01:08 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-72 |
| 00:37 | Alcorn State | Steven Day tips it but misses | 65-72 |
| 00:36 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis can't tip it in | 65-72 |
| 00:34 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo gets the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo is hacked by Randy Lazarus - foul #5 on Randy Lazarus, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | Larry Addison (C) Randy Lazarus | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan (PG), Sergio Machado (PF) Steven Day, Richard Chronister | |
| 00:33 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:33 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:33 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Curtis | 65-73 |
| 00:33 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| 00:32 | Alcorn State | Jessie Brown is called for the reach on Mark Curtis - foul #2 on Jessie Brown, team foul #9 | 65-73 |
| 00:32 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | Jessie Brown snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-73 |
| 00:24 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Mongillo | 65-73 |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Zaller - foul #3 on Olin Zaller, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Olin Zaller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 00:15 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:15 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| 00:14 | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Zaller - foul #4 on Olin Zaller, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| 00:14 | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:14 | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-76 |
| 00:06 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis grabs the board | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan runs out the clock | 65-76 |