| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Laine (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elmer Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Graff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alex Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walker McDade (fresh) C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Andrew Graff inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Murray State | William Laine can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Murphy - foul #2 on Brandon Murphy, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:44 | Murray State | William Laine makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:44 | Murray State | William Laine makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy loses the dribble to Alex Wiley | 39-35 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Laine and he's fouled by Charles Hughes - foul #2 on Charles Hughes, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | Andrew Graff is called for the reach on Ernie Barker - foul #2 on Andrew Graff, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:39 | DePaul | Walker McDade clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 18:38 | Murray State | Alex Wiley pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:18 | Murray State | The pull-up jumper by Elmer Johnson is blocked by Benjamin Dahl | 42-35 |
| 18:16 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:03 | Murray State | Alex Wiley lays it up and in | 44-35 |
| 17:39 | DePaul | Ernie Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 17:38 | Murray State | William Laine snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 17:34 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Laine | 47-35 |
| 17:16 | DePaul | Ernie Barker is hacked by Andrew Graff - foul #3 on Andrew Graff, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Prue (SF) Andrew Graff | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (SG), Paul Escalante (PF), Eugene McGuiness (C) Charles Hughes, Walker McDade, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 17:05 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 17:03 | Murray State | Alex Wiley gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:40 | Murray State | Alex Wiley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Escalante - foul #3 on Paul Escalante, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG) William Laine | |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SG), Bart Davis (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Brandon Murphy, Ernie Barker, Paul Escalante | |
| 16:40 | Murray State | Alex Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:40 | Murray State | Alex Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 16:29 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by James Prue - foul #1 on James Prue, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 16:29 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 16:29 | DePaul | Bart Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 49-39 |
| 15:56 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Prue | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Prue (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alex Wiley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bart Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Dahl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Thomas Evans is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Thomas Evans, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Laine (PG), Andrew Graff (SF) Thomas Evans, James Prue | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Murphy (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Ernie Barker (SF), Paul Escalante (PF) Dikembe Ali, Vaughn Rogers, Bart Davis, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 15:13 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 51-39 |
| 15:11 | DePaul | Charles Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-39 |
| 14:52 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 14:45 | Murray State | William Laine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 14:43 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Charles Hughes | 51-39 |
| 14:36 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 51-39 |
| 14:35 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:31 | Murray State | Paul Escalante picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdi | 51-39 |
| 14:12 | DePaul | Andrew Graff steps in front of the Eugene McGuiness pass | 51-39 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Alex Wiley can't finish the layup | 51-39 |
| 14:07 | DePaul | Paul Escalante pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:02 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:55 | Murray State | William Laine hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy connects on the runner near the basket | 54-41 |
| 13:29 | Murray State | William Laine clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Andrew Graff grabs the offensive board | 54-41 |
| 13:15 | Murray State | Andrew Graff misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-41 |
| 13:14 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Paul Escalante | 54-41 |
| 12:57 | DePaul | Alex Wiley steals the ball from Charles Hughes | 54-41 |
| 12:35 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi knocks in the runner in the paint set up by William Laine | 56-41 |
| 12:19 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-41 |
| 12:17 | Murray State | Alex Wiley gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Alex Wiley misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 11:57 | DePaul | Paul Escalante gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Laine (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elmer Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Graff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Wiley (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 4 stl. C - Dikembe Abdi (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Escalante (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eugene McGuiness (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:41 | DePaul | William Laine takes the ball from Ernie Barker | 56-41 |
| 11:38 | Murray State | William Laine lays it up and in | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:29 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-41 |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Paul Escalante tips it but misses | 58-41 |
| 11:27 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Alex Wiley | 58-41 |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi hits a jumper from the right block | 60-41 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Ernie Barker misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William Laine - foul #1 on William Laine, team foul #5 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), Jesse Riggs (SG), James Prue (SF), Herbert Strock (PF), Thomas Couch (C) William Laine, Elmer Johnson, Andrew Graff, Alex Wiley, Dikembe Abdi | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (PG), Vaughn Rogers (SG), Walker McDade (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Brandon Murphy, Charles Hughes, Paul Escalante, Eugene McGuiness | |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Ernie Barker makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Ernie Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 10:56 | DePaul | Walker McDade connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 60-44 |
| 10:47 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-44 |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Herbert Strock tips it in | 62-44 |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Walker McDade loses the dribble to Herbert Strock | 62-44 |
| 10:30 | Murray State | Benjamin Dahl denies the turnaround by Herbert Strock | 62-44 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 10:24 | DePaul | Ernie Barker comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers grabs the offensive board | 62-44 |
| 10:05 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Herbert Strock snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 09:57 | Murray State | Herbert Strock is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Dahl - foul #2 on Benjamin Dahl, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Elmer Johnson (SG) Jesse Riggs | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (SF) Ernie Barker | |
| 09:48 | Murray State | Thomas Evans makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Prue | 65-44 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Walker McDade hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 65-47 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Herbert Strock misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Bart Davis - foul #3 on Bart Davis, team foul #5 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Laine (PG), Andrew Graff (SF), Dikembe Abdi (C) Thomas Evans, James Prue, Thomas Couch | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Murphy (PG) Bart Davis | |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Herbert Strock misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Herbert Strock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 08:37 | Murray State | Andrew Graff misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Alex Wiley (PF) Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (PF) Walker McDade | |
| 08:37 | Murray State | Andrew Graff misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 08:37 | Murray State | Andrew Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 08:27 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl buries a shot in the paint set up by Brandon Murphy | 67-49 |
| 08:13 | Murray State | Alex Wiley connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Graff | 69-49 |
| 08:06 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers travels with the ball | 69-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ernie Barker (SF), Paul Escalante (PF) Vaughn Rogers, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 07:56 | Murray State | Ernie Barker steps in front of the Alex Wiley pass | 69-49 |
| 07:53 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernie Barker | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Laine (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Graff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Wiley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 4 stl. C - Dikembe Abdi (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bart Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Murray State | William Laine drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Elmer Johnson | 72-51 |
| 07:23 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali is whistled for traveling | 72-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), Jesse Riggs (SG), Herbert Strock (C) William Laine, Elmer Johnson, Dikembe Abdi | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Walker McDade (PF) Dikembe Ali, Ernie Barker | |
| 07:11 | Murray State | Andrew Graff's layup is rejected by Bart Davis | 72-51 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy gets the rebound | 72-51 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-51 |
| 06:49 | DePaul | Walker McDade grabs the offensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 06:35 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 72-51 |
| 06:34 | Murray State | Alex Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | Thomas Evans is whistled for a carry | 72-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Laine (PG), Elmer Johnson (SG), James Prue (SF) Thomas Evans, Jesse Riggs, Andrew Graff | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (PG), Ernie Barker (SF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Brandon Murphy, Walker McDade, Paul Escalante | |
| 06:02 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Herbert Strock - foul #3 on Herbert Strock, team foul #6 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Walker McDade (PF) Bart Davis | |
| 06:02 | DePaul | Charles Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | Charles Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 05:41 | Murray State | Alex Wiley drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Elmer Johnson | 74-53 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | James Prue is hacked by Benjamin Dahl - foul #3 on Benjamin Dahl, team foul #7 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi (C) Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Murphy (PG), Eugene McGuiness (PF), Bart Davis (C) Charles Hughes, Walker McDade, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 05:03 | Murray State | James Prue makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | James Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Bart Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-58 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-58 |
| 04:39 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness grabs the board | 76-58 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Dikembe Ali | 76-61 |
| 04:15 | Murray State | Alex Wiley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 76-61 |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Alex Wiley tips it back up and in | 78-61 |
| 03:55 | DePaul | Bart Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdi - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #7 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Graff (SF), Herbert Strock (PF) James Prue, Alex Wiley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Escalante (C) Ernie Barker | |
| 03:55 | DePaul | Bart Davis makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 03:55 | DePaul | Bart Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Laine (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Graff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herbert Strock (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdi (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bart Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Escalante (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi can't throw it down | 78-63 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Herbert Strock pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 03:25 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #8 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), Thomas Couch (C) William Laine, Dikembe Abdi | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Benjamin Dahl (C) Dikembe Ali, Bart Davis | |
| 03:25 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 03:25 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Charles Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-63 |
| 03:10 | Murray State | Thomas Couch grabs the defensive rebound | 80-63 |
| 02:51 | Murray State | Andrew Graff connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Elmer Johnson | 82-63 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Charles Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-63 |
| 02:39 | Murray State | Andrew Graff grabs the defensive rebound | 82-63 |
| 02:24 | Murray State | Herbert Strock clanks a shot from the right side | 82-63 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl gets the rebound | 82-63 |
| 02:16 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Murphy | 82-66 |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Elmer Johnson is called for traveling | 82-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (SG), James Prue (SF) Elmer Johnson, Andrew Graff | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (PG), Vaughn Rogers (SG), Bart Davis (C) Brandon Murphy, Charles Hughes, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 82-66 |
| 01:36 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers hits the follow up shot | 82-68 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | James Prue is fouled on the floor by Eugene McGuiness - foul #2 on Eugene McGuiness, team foul #9 | 82-68 |
| 01:21 | Murray State | James Prue misses the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Paul Escalante grabs the defensive rebound | 82-68 |
| 01:03 | DePaul | Paul Escalante misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 82-68 |
| 01:01 | Murray State | Herbert Strock grabs the defensive rebound | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Eugene McGuiness steals it from Jesse Riggs | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Bart Davis knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene McGuiness | 82-70 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Thomas Evans double dribbles | 82-70 |
| 00:20 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-70 |
| 00:18 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers tips it back up and in | 82-72 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Thomas Evans runs out the clock | 82-72 |