| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Laine (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Prue (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Strock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Michael Melton inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Herbert Strock steals it from Gregory Hart | 39-44 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | William Laine connects on the 3 from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Scott Collins hits a jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 19:00 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Hart | 41-47 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Corey Moore snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Gregory Hart buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond King out of the doubleteam | 44-47 |
| 18:39 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Laine and he's fouled by Corey Moore - foul #1 on Corey Moore, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| 18:39 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Scott Collins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 18:22 | Murray State | Herbert Strock misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 18:21 | Murray State | Herbert Strock snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 18:10 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Evans | 44-51 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Corey Moore travels with the ball | 44-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:40 | Murray State | Scott Collins picks off the pass by Thomas Evans | 44-51 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Michael Melton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF) Raymond King, Michael Melton | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:04 | Murray State | Herbert Strock connects on the shot from the right side set up by Thomas Evans and he's fouled by Mark Hinton - foul #1 on Mark Hinton, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Bombard (SF) James Prue | |
| 17:04 | Murray State | Herbert Strock makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 16:50 | Samford | 3 seconds is called on Bruce Davis | 44-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Gregory Hart (C) Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (PG), Boris Osentowski (SG) Thomas Evans, William Laine | |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Herbert Strock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Gregory Hart - foul #1 on Gregory Hart, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Herbert Strock makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Herbert Strock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 16:28 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 16:12 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Bruce Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 15:42 | Samford | James Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Strock | 44-56 |
| 15:40 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski grabs the board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jesse Riggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Osentowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bombard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Strock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi is whistled for a carry | 44-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Corey Moore (PF) Scott Collins, James Baker, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), William Laine (SG), James Prue (SF) Jesse Riggs, Boris Osentowski, Thomas Bombard | |
| 15:06 | Samford | Willie Lynam is denied on a layup by James Prue | 44-56 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Michael Melton grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Raymond King knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 46-56 |
| 14:39 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Dikembe Abdi denies the turnaround by Willie Lynam | 46-58 |
| 14:20 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 13:51 | Murray State | Thomas Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Mark Hinton (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, Corey Moore, Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Couch (PF), James Buckle (C) Dikembe Abdi, Herbert Strock | |
| 13:32 | Samford | Scott Collins comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-58 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Mark Hinton grabs the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Scott Collins can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Laine - foul #2 on William Laine, team foul #1 | 46-58 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 13:04 | Murray State | James Prue comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-58 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | Thomas Couch tips it home | 48-60 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Scott Collins misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Evans - foul #2 on Thomas Evans, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (PG) Thomas Evans | |
| 12:58 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 12:51 | Murray State | Jesse Riggs knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Laine | 50-63 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Raymond King evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Melton | 52-63 |
| 12:14 | Murray State | James Prue misses the shot from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Michael Melton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 54-63 |
| 11:37 | Murray State | William Laine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-63 |
| 11:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Melton | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Hinton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jesse Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Laine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Couch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Buckle (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Samford | Gregory Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Corey Moore (PF), Bruce Davis (C) Raymond King, Michael Melton, Mark Hinton, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), Boris Osentowski (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF), Dikembe Abdi (PF), Herbert Strock (C) Jesse Riggs, William Laine, James Prue, Thomas Couch, James Buckle | |
| 10:55 | Murray State | Scott Collins steps in front of the Dikembe Abdi pass | 54-63 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Willie Lynam hits the finger roll set up by Scott Collins | 56-63 |
| 10:37 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-63 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Bruce Davis gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Willie Lynam knocks in the floater from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 10:09 | Murray State | James Baker swats the dunk try by Dikembe Abdi | 58-63 |
| 10:07 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 09:52 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:44 | Murray State | Bruce Davis swats the short shot by Herbert Strock | 58-63 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:21 | Samford | James Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-63 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | Herbert Strock grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:02 | Murray State | Herbert Strock hits a shot from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 08:47 | Samford | James Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Gregory Hart (C) Scott Collins, James Baker, Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Laine (SG), James Prue (SF) Boris Osentowski, Thomas Bombard | |
| 08:38 | Murray State | William Laine misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 08:37 | Murray State | James Prue hits the follow up shot | 58-67 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Bruce Davis scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Melton | 60-67 |
| 07:55 | Murray State | Herbert Strock misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Bruce Davis gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 07:34 | Samford | Raymond King is denied on a dunk by Herbert Strock | 60-67 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Michael Melton gets the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Laine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prue (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Herbert Strock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Samford | William Laine picks off the pass by Gregory Hart | 60-67 |
| 07:16 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Bruce Davis gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Raymond King shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 60-67 |
| 07:09 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 06:52 | Murray State | William Laine makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Raymond King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Corey Moore (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Willie Lynam, Bruce Davis, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (PG), Thomas Couch (PF), James Buckle (C) Thomas Evans, Dikembe Abdi, Herbert Strock | |
| 06:14 | Murray State | William Laine makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-73 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Michael Melton misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-73 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Michael Melton can't tip it in | 60-73 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Mark Hinton tips it home | 62-73 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | James Prue drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Riggs | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:18 | Samford | Scott Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Mark Hinton grabs the offensive rebound | 62-75 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Corey Moore hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 64-75 |
| 04:47 | Murray State | A charge is called on William Laine - foul #3 on William Laine, team foul #3 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Samford | James Baker (SG), Bruce Davis (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Raymond King, Michael Melton, Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), Boris Osentowski (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF), Herbert Strock (C) Jesse Riggs, William Laine, James Prue, James Buckle | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Samford | Mark Hinton is hacked by Thomas Couch - foul #2 on Thomas Couch, team foul #4 | 64-75 |
| 04:12 | Samford | James Baker misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-75 |
| 04:11 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| 04:05 | Murray State | Herbert Strock connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Evans | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-77 |
| 03:43 | Murray State | Thomas Couch gets the rebound | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-77 |
| 03:38 | Samford | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Hinton | 66-77 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Osentowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bombard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Couch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Strock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard loses the ball out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG) Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Laine (SG), James Prue (SF), Dikembe Abdi (PF) Boris Osentowski, Thomas Bombard, Thomas Couch | |
| 03:00 | Samford | James Baker misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Prue - foul #1 on James Prue, team foul #5 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Corey Moore (PF) Willie Lynam, Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Buckle (C) Herbert Strock | |
| 03:00 | Samford | James Baker misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:00 | Samford | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi gets the rebound | 66-77 |
| 02:52 | Murray State | William Laine clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-77 |
| 02:50 | Murray State | James Buckle hits the follow up shot | 66-79 |
| 02:36 | Samford | James Baker is hacked by James Prue - foul #2 on James Prue, team foul #6 | 66-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Michael Melton (SF) Scott Collins, James Baker | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (PG) Thomas Evans | |
| 02:26 | Samford | Willie Lynam hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Riggs - foul #1 on Jesse Riggs, team foul #7 | 66-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG), Harold Bojorquez (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Raymond King, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Murray State | Boris Osentowski (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF), Thomas Couch (C) William Laine, James Prue, Dikembe Abdi | |
| 02:26 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 02:22 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Kevin Weekes, Willie Lynam, Harold Bojorquez, Bruce Davis, Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), William Laine (SG), James Prue (SF), Dikembe Abdi (PF), Herbert Strock (C) Jesse Riggs, Boris Osentowski, Thomas Bombard, James Buckle, Thomas Couch | |
| 02:09 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi is fouled on the floor by Michael Melton - foul #3 on Michael Melton, team foul #4 | 68-79 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | James Prue makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Evans and the foul's on Corey Moore - foul #2 on Corey Moore, team foul #5 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG), Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Scott Collins, Raymond King, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jesse Riggs (PG), Boris Osentowski (SG), Thomas Couch (PF), James Buckle (C) Thomas Evans, William Laine, Dikembe Abdi, Herbert Strock | |
| 02:02 | Murray State | James Prue makes the free throw | 68-82 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-82 |
| 01:48 | Murray State | Thomas Couch pulls down the rebound | 68-82 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | James Prue misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 68-82 |
| 01:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Davis | 68-82 |
| 01:26 | Samford | James Buckle steps in front of the Mark Hinton pass | 68-82 |
| 01:11 | Murray State | James Buckle is whistled for traveling | 68-82 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Bombard (SF) James Prue | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Mark Hinton connects on the floater from the left wing | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Murray State | James Buckle banks in the layup set up by Jesse Riggs and he's fouled by Mark Hinton - foul #2 on Mark Hinton, team foul #6 | 70-84 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | James Buckle makes the free throw | 70-85 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Mark Hinton scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-85 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Jesse Riggs runs out the clock | 73-85 |