| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kenneth Westgate (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Harris (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Danny Roser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Justin Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eric Souliere (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lance Stalter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Clements (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina A&T | John Jones inbounds the ball | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Souliere | 43-46 |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Danny Roser misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere's floater is knocked away by Justin Mason | 43-46 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter misses the tip | 43-46 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Clyde Harris | 43-46 |
| 19:28 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 19:20 | Murray State | Clyde Harris snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 19:06 | Murray State | Nathan Smith hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Roser | 45-46 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis's pass is intercepted by Nathan Smith in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 18:40 | Murray State | Clyde Harris connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Westgate | 47-46 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter lays it in uncontested and he's fouled by Nathan Smith - foul #1 on Nathan Smith, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Douglas Bianco (PG), Christopher Helms (SG), David Kelley (SF), Jesse Delp (PF), Ernest Retherford (C) Kenneth Westgate, Clyde Harris, Danny Roser, Nathan Smith, Justin Mason | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Vaughn (PG), Randy Mitchell (SG), Danny Howard (SF), Dustin Cooper (C) Eric Souliere, Daniel Lewis, John Jones, Joseph Clements | |
| 18:24 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | Jesse Delp pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | John Vaughn is called for the reach on Ernest Retherford - foul #1 on John Vaughn, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bill Henley (C) Lance Stalter | |
| 17:47 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 47-48 |
| 17:46 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford tips it home | 49-48 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Cooper drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Vaughn | 49-50 |
| 17:27 | Murray State | Christopher Helms is hacked by Randy Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate (PG), Clyde Harris (SG), Danny Roser (SF), Nathan Smith (PF), Scott Branham (C) Douglas Bianco, Christopher Helms, David Kelley, Jesse Delp, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere (PG), Daniel Lewis (SG), John Jones (SF), Joseph Clements (C) John Vaughn, Randy Mitchell, Danny Howard, Bill Henley | |
| 17:10 | Murray State | Danny Roser misses the easy layup | 49-50 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Dustin Cooper | 49-50 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina A&T | Clyde Harris steps in front of the Daniel Lewis pass in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Nathan Smith gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 16:28 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Nathan Smith tips it in | 51-50 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Cooper hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane | 51-52 |
| 15:50 | Murray State | Nathan Smith is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 51-52 |
| 15:49 | Murray State | Scott Branham gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kenneth Westgate (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Harris (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Danny Roser (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Branham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eric Souliere (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. SF - John Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Cooper (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joseph Clements (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Murray State | Nathan Smith connects on the open turnaround from the right block set up by Kenneth Westgate | 53-52 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Cooper is open and scores on a shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Clyde Harris can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 15:01 | Murray State | Clyde Harris grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 14:48 | Murray State | Nathan Smith buries a floater from the right block | 55-54 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina A&T | John Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Kelly (PG), Christopher Helms (SG), David Kelley (SF), Ernest Retherford (PF), Justin Mason (C) Kenneth Westgate, Clyde Harris, Danny Roser, Nathan Smith, Scott Branham | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Lyons (PG), Randy Mitchell (SG), Timothy Rawlinson (SF), Lance Stalter (PF), Bill Henley (C) Eric Souliere, Daniel Lewis, John Jones, Dustin Cooper, Joseph Clements | |
| 14:23 | Murray State | Barry Kelly is hacked by Randy Mitchell - foul #3 on Randy Mitchell, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Danny Howard (PF) Lance Stalter | |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Barry Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | David Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 13:54 | Murray State | Justin Mason banks in the layup | 57-54 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Lyons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Henley | 57-54 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 57-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Douglas Bianco (SG), Jesse Delp (PF) Christopher Helms, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Vaughn (PG), Lance Stalter (PF), Joseph Clements (C) Randy Mitchell, Danny Howard, Bill Henley | |
| 13:09 | Murray State | David Kelley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Lance Stalter | 57-54 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina A&T | Timothy Rawlinson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Justin Mason pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 12:58 | Murray State | John Vaughn picks off the pass by Barry Kelly in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Lyons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse Delp - foul #2 on Jesse Delp, team foul #2 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Clyde Harris (SG), Ernest Retherford (PF) Douglas Bianco, Jesse Delp | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bill Henley (C) Joseph Clements | |
| 12:39 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 12:21 | Murray State | Clyde Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 12:19 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to David Kelley | 57-55 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | David Kelley hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Barry Kelly and he's hacked by Lance Stalter - foul #2 on Lance Stalter, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Helms (SG), Nathan Smith (PF) Clyde Harris, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere (PG), Randy Mitchell (SG), Joseph Clements (C) John Vaughn, Gregory Lyons, Bill Henley | |
| 12:01 | Murray State | David Kelley makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements hits a shot from the baseline set up by Eric Souliere | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Barry Kelly (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Helms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Mason (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eric Souliere (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Rawlinson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lance Stalter (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Clements (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Murray State | Christopher Helms comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina A&T | Timothy Rawlinson clanks a jumper from the right side | 60-57 |
| 11:14 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Nathan Smith | 60-57 |
| 11:14 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Douglas Bianco (PG), Danny Roser (SF), Jesse Delp (PF), Ernest Retherford (C) Barry Kelly, David Kelley, Nathan Smith, Justin Mason | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Vaughn (PG), Gregory Lyons (SG), Bill Henley (C) Eric Souliere, Randy Mitchell, Joseph Clements | |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Jesse Delp misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina A&T | Bill Henley gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina A&T | Timothy Rawlinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 10:54 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 10:52 | Murray State | Christopher Helms is hacked by Gregory Lyons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Lyons, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Clyde Harris (SG) Christopher Helms | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell (SG), Danny Howard (SF), Dustin Cooper (C) Gregory Lyons, Timothy Rawlinson, Bill Henley | |
| 10:38 | Murray State | Douglas Bianco can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 10:13 | Murray State | Douglas Bianco misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell makes the runner from the baseline | 60-62 |
| 09:38 | Murray State | Danny Roser hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-62 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Jesse Delp gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Clyde Harris is fouled in the backcourt by John Vaughn - foul #2 on John Vaughn, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Kelly (PG), Christopher Helms (SF), Nathan Smith (PF), Scott Branham (C) Douglas Bianco, Danny Roser, Jesse Delp, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere (PG), Daniel Lewis (SG), Timothy Rawlinson (SF), Bill Henley (PF), Joseph Clements (C) John Vaughn, Randy Mitchell, Danny Howard, Lance Stalter, Dustin Cooper | |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Clyde Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Clyde Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Kelley (SF) Clyde Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 09:00 | Murray State | David Kelley is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Barry Kelly and the foul's on Eric Souliere - foul #3 on Eric Souliere, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | David Kelley makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere is hacked by Barry Kelly - foul #4 on Barry Kelly, team foul #3 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate (PG) Barry Kelly | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 08:38 | North Carolina A&T | David Kelley is called for the reach on Timothy Rawlinson - foul #3 on David Kelley, team foul #4 | 67-62 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Branham steals the ball from Eric Souliere | 67-62 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Nathan Smith misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina A&T | Bill Henley misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Nathan Smith - foul #2 on Nathan Smith, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Danny Roser (SF), Justin Mason (C) David Kelley, Scott Branham | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Jones (SF) Timothy Rawlinson | |
| 08:06 | North Carolina A&T | Bill Henley makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina A&T | Bill Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Christopher Helms is hacked by Bill Henley - foul #1 on Bill Henley, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Kelly (PG) Kenneth Westgate | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Lyons (SG) Daniel Lewis | |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Christopher Helms makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Christopher Helms misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 07:42 | Murray State | Justin Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Barry Kelly (tiring) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Helms (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Danny Roser (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Smith (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Mason (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eric Souliere (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Henley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Clements (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Murray State | Christopher Helms misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 07:31 | Murray State | Christopher Helms gets the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 07:11 | Murray State | Barry Kelly knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Smith | 71-64 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Lyons drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Souliere | 71-67 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Barry Kelly is hacked by Eric Souliere in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Souliere, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Clyde Harris (SG), David Kelley (SF) Christopher Helms, Danny Roser | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Timothy Rawlinson (SF), Lance Stalter (PF), Dustin Cooper (C) John Jones, Bill Henley, Joseph Clements | |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Barry Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Barry Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere is hacked by David Kelley - foul #4 on David Kelley, team foul #6 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Douglas Bianco (PG) Barry Kelly | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 06:28 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere knocks in the jumper from the right side | 73-69 |
| 06:19 | Murray State | Eric Souliere steals it from Douglas Bianco | 73-69 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina A&T | The jump hook by Gregory Lyons is blocked by Nathan Smith | 73-69 |
| 06:03 | Murray State | The rebound goes to David Kelley | 73-69 |
| 05:47 | Murray State | Justin Mason misses long on a runner near the basket | 73-69 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Cooper pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate (PG), Danny Roser (SF), Jesse Delp (PF), Scott Branham (C) Douglas Bianco, David Kelley, Nathan Smith, Justin Mason | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Vaughn (PG), John Jones (SF), Joseph Clements (C) Eric Souliere, Timothy Rawlinson, Lance Stalter | |
| 05:43 | North Carolina A&T | John Vaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| 05:30 | Murray State | Jesse Delp misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-69 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Cooper hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Westgate - foul #2 on Kenneth Westgate, team foul #7 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Barry Kelly (PG), Ernest Retherford (PF) Clyde Harris, Jesse Delp | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 05:22 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 05:07 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by Dustin Cooper - foul #1 on Dustin Cooper, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Helms (SF) Danny Roser | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bill Henley (PF) Dustin Cooper | |
| 05:07 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford makes the free throw | 76-71 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina A&T | Bill Henley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 76-71 |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Scott Branham snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate is hacked by Gregory Lyons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Lyons, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Delp (PF) Scott Branham | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis (SG), Randy Mitchell (SF) Gregory Lyons, John Jones | |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 04:53 | Murray State | Ernest Retherford grabs the offensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 04:29 | Murray State | Christopher Helms comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-71 |
| 04:28 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Delp | 77-71 |
| 04:08 | Murray State | Barry Kelly makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-71 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Barry Kelly - foul #5 on Barry Kelly, team foul #8 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Murray State | Douglas Bianco (PG), Clyde Harris (SG), Danny Roser (SF), David Kelley (PF), Justin Mason (C) Barry Kelly, Kenneth Westgate, Christopher Helms, Jesse Delp, Ernest Retherford | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere (PG), Timothy Rawlinson (SF), Lance Stalter (PF), Dustin Cooper (C) John Vaughn, Daniel Lewis, Bill Henley, Joseph Clements | |
| 03:45 | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 03:19 | Murray State | David Kelley is open and buries a floater in the lane | 81-73 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Douglas Bianco (fairly fresh) SG - Clyde Harris (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Danny Roser (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kelley (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Justin Mason (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eric Souliere (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Rawlinson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lance Stalter (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Dustin Cooper (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Kelley - foul #5 on David Kelley, team foul #9 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | Nathan Smith (PF), Scott Branham (C) David Kelley, Justin Mason | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis (SG), Danny Howard (SF), Joseph Clements (C) Randy Mitchell, Timothy Rawlinson, Dustin Cooper | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter misses the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 03:06 | Murray State | Nathan Smith snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Nathan Smith loses the dribble to Danny Howard in the backcourt | 81-73 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Souliere | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Douglas Bianco is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 81-75 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter gets the rebound | 81-75 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Jones (SF) Lance Stalter | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Harris - foul #2 on Clyde Harris, team foul #10 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Helms (SF) Danny Roser | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 02:15 | Murray State | Eric Souliere steals the ball from Christopher Helms | 81-77 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-77 |
| 02:00 | Murray State | Clyde Harris snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 01:55 | Murray State | Christopher Helms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Westgate (PG), Danny Roser (SF), Justin Mason (C) Douglas Bianco, Christopher Helms, Scott Branham | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Timothy Rawlinson (SF), Lance Stalter (PF) John Jones, Danny Howard | |
| 01:32 | North Carolina A&T | The short jumper by Joseph Clements is denied by Justin Mason | 81-77 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Danny Roser grabs the defensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-77 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Danny Roser is hacked by Daniel Lewis - foul #2 on Daniel Lewis, team foul #13 | 81-77 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-77 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Danny Roser makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Danny Roser misses the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 82-77 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Souliere hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Daniel Lewis | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Murray State | Justin Mason can't throw it down | 82-79 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Lewis snags the defensive board | 82-79 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-79 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter misses badly on a shot from the right block | 82-79 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter tips it back up and in | 82-81 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Nathan Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Souliere - foul #5 on Eric Souliere, team foul #14 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell (PG) Eric Souliere | |
| 00:10 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-81 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Nathan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Nathan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Stalter gets the rebound | 82-81 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Randy Mitchell misses long on a shot from the left block | 82-81 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina A&T | The clock runs out | 82-81 |