| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Loch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Craig Holloman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dean Mortensen (fresh) SF - Richard Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Cornman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Hausman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:21 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield's pass is intercepted by Dean Mortensen | 37-31 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:33 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Olin Zaller - foul #1 on Olin Zaller, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Pereira (PF) Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck (PG), Robert Gagne (SG) Craig Holloman, Dean Mortensen | |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:03 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jessie Brown | 39-32 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Loch denies the turnaround by Fred Hausman | 39-32 |
| 17:41 | Murray State | Olin Zaller grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Gagne | 39-35 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is hacked by Douglas Peck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Peck, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Willy Harris (SF), Larry Addison (PF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Jessie Brown, Bobby Pereira, John Loch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen (SG), David Uselton (SF) Douglas Peck, Richard Jordan | |
| 16:49 | Murray State | Willy Harris misses the easy open layup | 39-35 |
| 16:47 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:21 | Murray State | Joseph Ross is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Melvin Sheffield | 42-35 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:51 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) PF - Larry Addison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ming-Hoa Yen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Gagne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Mortensen (fairly fresh) SF - David Uselton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Cornman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Hausman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Murray State | Larry Addison misses long on an open floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Uselton - foul #2 on David Uselton, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Andy Willingham (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF) Joseph Ross, Willy Harris, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman (PG), Douglas Peck (SG), Richard Jordan (SF), Gary Blair (C) Robert Gagne, Dean Mortensen, David Uselton, Fred Hausman | |
| 15:22 | Murray State | Larry Addison misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:22 | Murray State | Larry Addison makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan buries a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Bobby Pereira - foul #2 on Bobby Pereira, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Brown (SF), John Loch (C) Andy Willingham, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:07 | Murray State | Douglas Peck is called for the reach on John Loch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Peck, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | Jessie Brown buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Melvin Sheffield | 45-37 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andy Willingham (SG) Melvin Sheffield | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fred Hausman (C) Victor Cornman | |
| 14:04 | Murray State | Olin Zaller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andy Willingham | 48-37 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 13:45 | Murray State | John Loch pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Andy Willingham is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jessie Brown | 50-37 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Loch steals the ball from Gary Blair | 50-37 |
| 12:53 | Murray State | Jessie Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is fouled on the floor by Fred Hausman - foul #2 on Fred Hausman, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Melvin Sheffield (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Larry Addison (PF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Andy Willingham, Jessie Brown, Bobby Pereira, John Loch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne (PG), Dean Mortensen (SG), David Uselton (SF), Victor Cornman (PF) Craig Holloman, Douglas Peck, Richard Jordan, Gary Blair | |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 12:03 | Murray State | Larry Addison tips it back up and in | 54-40 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-40 |
| 11:56 | Murray State | Joseph Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | Victor Cornman takes the ball from Melvin Sheffield | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) PF - Larry Addison (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ming-Hoa Yen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Gagne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Mortensen (fresh) SF - David Uselton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Cornman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Fred Hausman (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman is called for a charge - foul #3 on Victor Cornman, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair (C) Fred Hausman | |
| 10:52 | Murray State | Willy Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-40 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Joseph Ross gets the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Ross | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen is fouled on the floor by Melvin Sheffield - foul #2 on Melvin Sheffield, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Andy Willingham (SF), John Loch (C) Joseph Ross, Willy Harris, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Livingston (PG), Brad Reaves (SG), Richard Jordan (SF) Robert Gagne, Dean Mortensen, David Uselton | |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Livingston is hacked by Olin Zaller - foul #2 on Olin Zaller, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fred Hausman (C) Gary Blair | |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan loses the dribble to Larry Addison | 57-40 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andy Willingham | 60-40 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Addison is called for the reach on Brad Reaves - foul #1 on Larry Addison, team foul #5 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Brown (SF) Olin Zaller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 60-40 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Livingston misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-40 |
| 09:03 | Murray State | Larry Addison grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 08:42 | Murray State | John Loch misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 60-40 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves makes the 3 from straight away set up by Victor Cornman | 60-43 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Larry Addison misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Jordan - foul #2 on Richard Jordan, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Melvin Sheffield, Andy Willingham, John Loch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne (PG), Dean Mortensen (SG), David Uselton (PF), Gary Blair (C) Phillip Livingston, Brad Reaves, Victor Cornman, Fred Hausman | |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Larry Addison misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Larry Addison misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Blair | 60-45 |
| 07:30 | Murray State | Jessie Brown misses long on a floater from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 07:29 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 07:15 | Murray State | Jessie Brown loses the dribble to Gary Blair | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Robinson (fresh) SF - Jessie Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Addison (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Ming-Hoa Yen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Gagne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Mortensen (fresh) SF - Richard Jordan (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Uselton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Mortensen lays it in on a great pass from Robert Gagne | 60-47 |
| 06:57 | Murray State | Richard Jordan steps in front of the Jessie Brown pass in the backcourt | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Melvin Sheffield (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF), John Loch (C) Olin Zaller, Michael Robinson, Jessie Brown, Larry Addison, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman (PG), Douglas Peck (SF), Victor Cornman (PF) Robert Gagne, Richard Jordan, David Uselton | |
| 06:19 | Murray State | John Loch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fred Hausman (C) Gary Blair | |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Holloman knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Cornman | 60-49 |
| 05:45 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Ross | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Cornman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | John Loch grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Douglas Peck is called for the reach on Joseph Ross - foul #4 on Douglas Peck, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Robinson (SG), Andy Willingham (SF) Melvin Sheffield, Willy Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne (PG), Brad Reaves (SG), Richard Jordan (SF), David Uselton (PF), Gary Blair (C) Craig Holloman, Dean Mortensen, Douglas Peck, Victor Cornman, Fred Hausman | |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Joseph Ross makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Joseph Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Uselton misses the turnaround from close range | 65-49 |
| 04:45 | Murray State | Andy Willingham grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:32 | Murray State | Richard Jordan steps in front of the Michael Robinson pass | 65-49 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jordan comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 04:09 | Murray State | John Loch gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 03:42 | Murray State | Joseph Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 03:41 | Murray State | Michael Robinson hits the follow up shot | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Robinson - foul #1 on Michael Robinson, team foul #6 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Willy Harris (SF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Michael Robinson, John Loch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Livingston (PG), Douglas Peck (SF) Brad Reaves, Richard Jordan | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Yen | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Murray State | David Uselton picks off the pass by Andy Willingham in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne is open and buries a shot near the basket | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Willingham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) PF - Bobby Pereira (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ming-Hoa Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Phillip Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gagne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Peck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Uselton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Blair (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Murray State | David Uselton steals it from Joseph Ross | 67-52 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck is whistled for a carry | 67-52 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Blair | 67-52 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Blair | 67-52 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Andy Willingham - foul #1 on Andy Willingham, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Robinson (SG) Andy Willingham | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brad Reaves (SG) Phillip Livingston | |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Joseph Ross hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andy Willingham (SG) Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:33 | Murray State | Joseph Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ross takes the ball from Brad Reaves in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | Joseph Ross jams it | 69-54 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Robert Gagne - foul #1 on Robert Gagne, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| 01:15 | Murray State | Brad Reaves is called for the reach on Joseph Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Reaves, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| 01:15 | Murray State | Joseph Ross makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:15 | Murray State | Joseph Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Andy Willingham steps in front of the Brad Reaves pass | 71-54 |
| 01:02 | Murray State | Willy Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andy Willingham | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne comes up short on the shot in the paint | 73-54 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira grabs the board | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Murray State | Gary Blair denies the turnaround by Andy Willingham | 73-54 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gagne grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Blair misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Joseph Ross runs out the clock | 73-54 |