| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) SG - Melvin Sheffield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Loch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Lazarus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Morris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Herod (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Jerry Brown inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Morehead State | Michael Morris scores on a 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 19:35 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Brown | 33-38 |
| 19:12 | Morehead State | Billy Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 18:47 | Murray State | Jessie Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 18:46 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:32 | Morehead State | The short jumper by Lewis Jackson is denied by John Loch | 33-38 |
| 18:30 | Murray State | John Loch snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:14 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jessie Brown | 36-38 |
| 17:46 | Morehead State | Michael Morris misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Jessie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Brown | 39-38 |
| 17:18 | Morehead State | Jerry Brown is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF) Olin Zaller, Jessie Brown, John Loch | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Holland (PG), William Petty (SG), Brent Sessions (SF), Tim Hanks (PF), Robert Delarosa (C) Billy Anderson, Michael Morris, Jerry Brown, Michael Herod, Lewis Jackson | |
| 17:04 | Murray State | Joseph Ross is called for traveling | 39-38 |
| 16:36 | Morehead State | Tim Hanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willy Harris | 41-38 |
| 16:11 | Morehead State | Thomas Holland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 16:10 | Morehead State | Brent Sessions tips it in | 41-40 |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus is fouled on the floor by Thomas Holland - foul #3 on Thomas Holland, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Larry Addison (C) Joseph Ross, Bobby Pereira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billy Anderson (PG), Carl Crandall (SG), Tyrone Ehrlich (SF), Michael Herod (PF), Lewis Jackson (C) Thomas Holland, William Petty, Brent Sessions, Tim Hanks, Robert Delarosa | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Lazarus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Addison (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Crandall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Ehrlich (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Herod (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 15:29 | Morehead State | Michael Herod snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 15:11 | Morehead State | Michael Herod throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Robinson (SG), Andy Willingham (SF), John Loch (PF) Melvin Sheffield, Willy Harris, Randy Lazarus | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 15:08 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Crandall - foul #2 on Carl Crandall, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| 14:48 | Murray State | John Loch hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Olin Zaller | 43-40 |
| 14:36 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:34 | Murray State | Michael Robinson gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:16 | Murray State | John Loch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Billy Anderson - foul #1 on Billy Anderson, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Jessie Brown (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF) Olin Zaller, Michael Robinson, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Holland (PG), Michael Morris (SG), William Petty (SF), Brent Sessions (PF), Tim Hanks (C) Billy Anderson, Carl Crandall, Tyrone Ehrlich, Michael Herod, Lewis Jackson | |
| 14:16 | Murray State | John Loch misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:16 | Murray State | John Loch misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:16 | Morehead State | Brent Sessions grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:02 | Morehead State | John Loch swats the layup by Brent Sessions | 43-40 |
| 14:01 | Murray State | Joseph Ross grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 13:45 | Murray State | Jessie Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 13:43 | Morehead State | William Petty grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 13:37 | Morehead State | Andy Willingham picks off the pass by Tim Hanks | 43-40 |
| 13:34 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira is hacked by William Petty in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Petty, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield (SG), Randy Lazarus (C) Andy Willingham, John Loch | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jerry Brown (SF), Robert Delarosa (C) Michael Morris, Tim Hanks | |
| 13:23 | Murray State | The short jumper by Randy Lazarus is denied by Jerry Brown | 43-40 |
| 13:21 | Morehead State | Thomas Holland gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:00 | Morehead State | Brent Sessions makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:45 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 12:24 | Morehead State | Brent Sessions knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 12:09 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 12:08 | Morehead State | Robert Delarosa snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 11:50 | Morehead State | Robert Delarosa lays it in | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Pereira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Lazarus (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - William Petty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brent Sessions (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Delarosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:25 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 11:06 | Morehead State | Melvin Sheffield is called for the reach on William Petty - foul #2 on Melvin Sheffield, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), John Loch (PF), Larry Addison (C) Joseph Ross, Melvin Sheffield, Jessie Brown, Bobby Pereira, Randy Lazarus | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billy Anderson (PG), Michael Morris (SG), Tyrone Ehrlich (SF), Tim Hanks (PF), Lewis Jackson (C) Thomas Holland, William Petty, Jerry Brown, Brent Sessions, Robert Delarosa | |
| 10:47 | Morehead State | Larry Addison swats the layup by Lewis Jackson | 48-47 |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Larry Addison gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | Olin Zaller makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Addison | 51-47 |
| 10:35 | Morehead State | Willy Harris steps in front of the Michael Morris pass | 51-47 |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Andy Willingham lays it up and in set up by Willy Harris | 53-47 |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Tim Hanks's floater is tipped away by John Loch | 53-47 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:53 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 09:52 | Murray State | John Loch grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:28 | Murray State | Olin Zaller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 09:27 | Murray State | John Loch snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:17 | Murray State | Olin Zaller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 09:16 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:08 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-47 |
| 09:07 | Morehead State | Tim Hanks tips it in | 53-49 |
| 08:54 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:52 | Morehead State | Billy Anderson snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 08:47 | Morehead State | Michael Morris misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Willy Harris - foul #2 on Willy Harris, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield (SG), Jessie Brown (SF), Randy Lazarus (C) Andy Willingham, Willy Harris, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Crandall (PG), Jerry Brown (SF), Michael Herod (PF) Billy Anderson, Tyrone Ehrlich, Tim Hanks | |
| 08:47 | Morehead State | Michael Morris misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:47 | Morehead State | Michael Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:37 | Murray State | John Loch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| 08:13 | Morehead State | Michael Morris is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Morris, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billy Anderson (PG), Robert Delarosa (C) Michael Morris, Lewis Jackson | |
| 08:10 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 07:56 | Morehead State | Michael Herod is whistled for a carry | 53-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Petty (SF) Jerry Brown | |
| 07:31 | Murray State | John Loch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Holland (PG), Lewis Jackson (C) Billy Anderson, Robert Delarosa | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Loch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Randy Lazarus (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Holland (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Carl Crandall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Herod (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Olin Zaller - foul #3 on Olin Zaller, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| 07:20 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:20 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Carl Crandall is called for the reach on Melvin Sheffield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Crandall, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 07:12 | Murray State | John Loch misses the wide open floater near the basket | 53-52 |
| 07:10 | Murray State | John Loch tips it but misses | 53-52 |
| 07:09 | Morehead State | Michael Herod gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:58 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson buries a driving attempt in the lane | 53-54 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 06:44 | Murray State | Jessie Brown gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 06:28 | Morehead State | Thomas Holland snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:07 | Morehead State | Jessie Brown is called for the reach on Michael Herod - foul #1 on Jessie Brown, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF), Larry Addison (C) Olin Zaller, Melvin Sheffield, Jessie Brown, John Loch, Randy Lazarus | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billy Anderson (PG), Michael Morris (SG), Tyrone Ehrlich (SF), Brent Sessions (PF), Tim Hanks (C) Thomas Holland, Carl Crandall, William Petty, Michael Herod, Lewis Jackson | |
| 06:02 | Morehead State | Tyrone Ehrlich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 06:00 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Willy Harris | 53-54 |
| 05:36 | Murray State | Billy Anderson steals the ball from Andy Willingham | 53-54 |
| 05:17 | Morehead State | Billy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:56 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 04:54 | Morehead State | Tim Hanks grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 04:36 | Morehead State | Brent Sessions misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 04:34 | Murray State | Larry Addison snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Anderson - foul #2 on Billy Anderson, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Melvin Sheffield (SG), Jessie Brown (SF), Randy Lazarus (C) Joseph Ross, Andy Willingham, Willy Harris, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Holland (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Robert Delarosa (C) Michael Morris, Tyrone Ehrlich, Tim Hanks | |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:00 | Morehead State | Jerry Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Billy Anderson | 55-57 |
| 03:53 | Murray State | Billy Anderson takes the ball from Jessie Brown in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 03:51 | Morehead State | Billy Anderson banks in the layup | 55-59 |
| 03:32 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Olin Zaller | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Pereira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Randy Lazarus (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billy Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brent Sessions (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Delarosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Morehead State | Thomas Holland can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Lazarus - foul #3 on Randy Lazarus, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Willy Harris (SF), John Loch (PF) Jessie Brown, Bobby Pereira | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Petty (SG), Tyrone Ehrlich (SF), Michael Herod (PF), Lewis Jackson (C) Billy Anderson, Jerry Brown, Brent Sessions, Robert Delarosa | |
| 03:08 | Morehead State | Thomas Holland makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:08 | Morehead State | Thomas Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:08 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Randy Lazarus | 58-60 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 02:54 | Morehead State | Tyrone Ehrlich pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:54 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG) Olin Zaller | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tim Hanks (C) Lewis Jackson | |
| 02:33 | Morehead State | Thomas Holland scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 02:33 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG) Joseph Ross | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Morris (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Robert Delarosa (C) William Petty, Tyrone Ehrlich, Michael Herod | |
| 02:17 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Olin Zaller | 61-63 |
| 02:17 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Brown (SF) Willy Harris | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billy Anderson (PG), Brent Sessions (PF), Lewis Jackson (C) Thomas Holland, Tim Hanks, Robert Delarosa | |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Billy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Loch | 64-63 |
| 01:52 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson buries a jumper from the right block | 64-65 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 01:40 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus tips it but misses | 64-65 |
| 01:38 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Lewis Jackson | 64-65 |
| 01:20 | Morehead State | Michael Morris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-65 |
| 00:56 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Morehead State | Lewis Jackson hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Morris | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus is fouled on the floor by Lewis Jackson - foul #1 on Lewis Jackson, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Randy Lazarus makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Michael Morris is hacked by Melvin Sheffield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Sheffield, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Herod (PF) Brent Sessions | |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Michael Morris runs out the clock | 66-67 |