| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Justin McClellon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Prue (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herbert Strock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dakarai Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fields (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 19:34 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:33 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 19:12 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith's floater is tipped away by James Prue | 32-32 |
| 19:10 | Murray State | Herbert Strock grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:58 | Murray State | Lawrence Weisenberger steals it from Herbert Strock | 32-32 |
| 18:29 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith lays it in on a great pass from Harold Williams and he's fouled by Justin McClellon - foul #2 on Justin McClellon, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:08 | Murray State | Herbert Strock's layup is rejected by David Fields | 32-35 |
| 18:06 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | A charge is called on Harold Williams - foul #1 on Harold Williams, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 17:36 | Murray State | James Prue drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 17:10 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (PG), William Laine (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF) Thomas Evans, Justin McClellon, James Prue | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SG), Angelo Franco (SF), Henry Stephens (PF), Frank Glenn (C) Andrew Smith, Dakarai Awada, David Fields, Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| 16:57 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| 16:43 | Iowa State | David Tobolski blows the dunk | 34-35 |
| 16:42 | Iowa State | David Tobolski tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 16:41 | Murray State | Herbert Strock pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | Murray State | Angelo Franco swats the layup by Dikembe Abdi | 34-35 |
| 16:34 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Henry Stephens | 34-35 |
| 16:28 | Iowa State | David Tobolski's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abdi | 34-35 |
| 16:27 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens tips it home | 34-37 |
| 16:11 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jesse Riggs and he's fouled by Henry Stephens - foul #2 on Henry Stephens, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), Justin McClellon (SG), James Prue (SF) Jesse Riggs, William Laine, Thomas Bombard | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:11 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:56 | Iowa State | Dikembe Abdi steals the ball from David Tobolski | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Justin McClellon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Prue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Herbert Strock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Tobolski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Franco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Henry Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Glenn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Murray State | Thomas Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 15:36 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi can't tip it in | 37-37 |
| 15:35 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:10 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn makes the shot from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 14:57 | Murray State | Herbert Strock makes the floater from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | Iowa State | David Tobolski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Angelo Franco | 39-41 |
| 14:21 | Murray State | Henry Stephens picks off the pass by Justin McClellon | 39-41 |
| 14:05 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn travels with the ball | 39-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (PG), Boris Osentowski (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF), James Buckle (PF), Thomas Couch (C) Thomas Evans, Justin McClellon, James Prue, Dikembe Abdi, Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (PG), Kyle Battle (SG), Dakarai Awada (SF), David Fields (PF), Lawrence Weisenberger (C) Harold Williams, David Tobolski, Angelo Franco, Henry Stephens, Frank Glenn | |
| 13:52 | Murray State | James Buckle comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 39-41 |
| 13:51 | Murray State | Thomas Couch misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 13:49 | Murray State | James Buckle tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 13:24 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 13:22 | Murray State | Thomas Couch grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 13:18 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Jesse Riggs | 43-41 |
| 12:55 | Iowa State | David Fields misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Buckle - foul #1 on James Buckle, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), Herbert Strock (C) Jesse Riggs, Thomas Couch | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:55 | Iowa State | David Fields misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:55 | Iowa State | David Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:36 | Murray State | Thomas Evans is called for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Prue (SF) Thomas Bombard | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SG) Kyle Battle | |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dakarai Awada | 43-44 |
| 11:55 | Murray State | Herbert Strock is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Weisenberger - foul #1 on Lawrence Weisenberger, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi (PF) James Buckle | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Williams (PG) Andrew Smith | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Boris Osentowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Prue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Strock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Tobolski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dakarai Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Murray State | James Prue is fouled on the floor by Dakarai Awada - foul #1 on Dakarai Awada, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Angelo Franco (SF), Henry Stephens (PF) Dakarai Awada, David Fields | |
| 11:30 | Murray State | Herbert Strock can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Weisenberger - foul #2 on Lawrence Weisenberger, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Frank Glenn (C) Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| 11:30 | Murray State | Herbert Strock misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:30 | Murray State | Herbert Strock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Herbert Strock - foul #2 on Herbert Strock, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (PG), Thomas Bombard (SF), James Buckle (C) Thomas Evans, James Prue, Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kyle Battle (SG) David Tobolski | |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:49 | Murray State | Frank Glenn steps in front of the James Buckle pass | 44-46 |
| 10:20 | Iowa State | Harold Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Bombard | 44-46 |
| 10:18 | Iowa State | Harold Williams gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:59 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 44-46 |
| 09:58 | Iowa State | Kyle Battle can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 09:56 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 09:47 | Murray State | James Buckle grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:32 | Murray State | James Buckle misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Angelo Franco - foul #2 on Angelo Franco, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), James Prue (SF), Herbert Strock (C) Justin McClellon, Thomas Bombard, Dikembe Abdi | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (PG), David Tobolski (SG), Dakarai Awada (SF), David Fields (PF), Lawrence Weisenberger (C) Harold Williams, Kyle Battle, Angelo Franco, Frank Glenn, Henry Stephens | |
| 09:32 | Murray State | James Buckle makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:32 | Murray State | James Buckle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Tobolski - foul #2 on David Tobolski, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | James Buckle gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:24 | Murray State | James Buckle misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Smith, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| 08:24 | Murray State | James Buckle misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:24 | Murray State | James Buckle misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | David Fields grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | James Buckle denies the turnaround by David Tobolski | 47-46 |
| 08:11 | Murray State | Herbert Strock gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:58 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 07:57 | Murray State | James Buckle grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 07:36 | Murray State | Thomas Evans makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Buckle | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Boris Osentowski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Prue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Buckle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Strock (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Andrew Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Tobolski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dakarai Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 49-46 |
| 07:14 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 07:13 | Murray State | James Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:06 | Murray State | James Prue misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Weisenberger - foul #3 on Lawrence Weisenberger, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (PG), Jesse Riggs (SG), Dikembe Abdi (PF) Thomas Evans, Boris Osentowski, Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Williams (PG), Kyle Battle (SG), Henry Stephens (PF) Andrew Smith, David Tobolski, David Fields | |
| 07:06 | Murray State | James Prue makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:06 | Murray State | James Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:39 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada is fouled on the floor by James Prue - foul #3 on James Prue, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Bombard (SF), Thomas Couch (C) James Prue, James Buckle | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Angelo Franco (SF), Frank Glenn (C) Dakarai Awada, Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| 06:26 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn connects on the floater from close range set up by Harold Williams | 51-48 |
| 06:09 | Murray State | Jesse Riggs misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 06:07 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Harold Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Couch - foul #1 on Thomas Couch, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG) Jesse Riggs | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (SG), David Fields (PF) Kyle Battle, Frank Glenn | |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Harold Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Harold Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:33 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi is called for a backcourt violation | 51-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Boris Osentowski (SG), James Prue (SF), Herbert Strock (C) Justin McClellon, Thomas Bombard, Thomas Couch | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SG), Lawrence Weisenberger (C) Harold Williams, Henry Stephens | |
| 05:06 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint | 51-50 |
| 05:05 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 05:00 | Murray State | Thomas Evans hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Prue | 54-52 |
| 04:44 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco makes the shot from the left side set up by Andrew Smith | 54-54 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 04:20 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:14 | Iowa State | David Tobolski hits the finger roll | 54-56 |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses badly on a shot near the basket | 54-56 |
| 03:57 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi tips it home | 56-56 |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF), James Buckle (PF), Thomas Couch (C) Boris Osentowski, James Prue, Dikembe Abdi, Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Williams (PG), Kyle Battle (SG), Dakarai Awada (SF), Henry Stephens (PF), Frank Glenn (C) Andrew Smith, David Tobolski, Angelo Franco, David Fields, Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Justin McClellon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bombard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Buckle (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Couch (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Battle (fresh) SF - Dakarai Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Glenn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Thomas Evans clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 03:22 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-56 |
| 02:55 | Iowa State | Kyle Battle pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:55 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Boris Osentowski (SG), James Prue (SF), Herbert Strock (C) Justin McClellon, Thomas Bombard, Thomas Couch | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (SG), David Fields (PF), Lawrence Weisenberger (C) Kyle Battle, Henry Stephens, Frank Glenn | |
| 02:32 | Iowa State | James Prue is called for the reach on Andrew Smith - foul #4 on James Prue, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi (PF) James Buckle | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:12 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 02:11 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 02:10 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski is hacked by Dakarai Awada - foul #2 on Dakarai Awada, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:48 | Iowa State | Harold Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Thomas Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 01:27 | Iowa State | David Fields gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:58 | Iowa State | David Fields can't connect on a floater from the left block | 58-56 |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:37 | Iowa State | David Fields scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Williams | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Thomas Evans can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | David Fields snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa State | Harold Williams makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Weisenberger | 58-60 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 58-60 |