| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Osentowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Prue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Herbert Strock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Castleberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Renner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilson Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | James Prue inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 19:40 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:20 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Thomas Evans scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Boris Osentowski | 37-25 |
| 18:53 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-25 |
| 18:51 | Murray State | The rebound goes to James Prue | 37-25 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi travels with the ball | 37-25 |
| 18:23 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson is whistled for a carry | 37-25 |
| 18:14 | Murray State | Thomas Evans knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Prue | 40-25 |
| 17:56 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Albert Wilson | 40-27 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Evans | 43-27 |
| 17:35 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Albert Wilson and he's hacked by Thomas Evans - foul #3 on Thomas Evans, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (PG) Thomas Evans | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 17:35 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner misses the free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:35 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 17:15 | Murray State | James Prue misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | James Prue tips it in | 45-29 |
| 17:00 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-29 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | James Prue snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 16:53 | Murray State | James Prue misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-29 |
| 16:51 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:34 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 16:33 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:16 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Wilson | 45-31 |
| 15:59 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Justin McClellon | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin McClellon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Osentowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Prue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Herbert Strock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Castleberry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Renner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilson Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), William Harris (SG) Justin McClellon, Boris Osentowski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin (PG), Kenneth Boone (SG), Emory Morgan (SF), Gary Walter (PF), William Coy (C) Albert Wilson, Scott Castleberry, Robert Renner, Carl Williamson, Wilson Taylor | |
| 15:23 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-31 |
| 15:22 | Bowling Green | Gary Walter grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 14:58 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-34 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | William Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| 14:15 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-36 |
| 14:00 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Boris Osentowski (SG) William Harris | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG) Emory Morgan | |
| 13:50 | Bowling Green | Kenneth Boone can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-36 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Thomas Evans | 47-36 |
| 13:43 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Evans | 50-36 |
| 13:24 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 13:22 | Murray State | Herbert Strock gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Evans | 52-36 |
| 12:42 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 12:41 | Murray State | Herbert Strock pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:31 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-36 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Evans | 52-36 |
| 12:15 | Murray State | Albert Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Evans - foul #1 on Albert Wilson, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Buckle (PF), Steven Verrill (C) Dikembe Abdi, Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (SG), Robert Renner (SF), Carl Williamson (PF), Wilson Taylor (C) Kenneth Boone, Maurice Stricklin, Gary Walter, William Coy | |
| 12:10 | Murray State | Thomas Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-36 |
| 12:09 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 12:03 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Williamson | 52-38 |
| 11:58 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-38 |
| 11:56 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Osentowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Prue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Buckle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Verrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Castleberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Renner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilson Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Thomas Evans hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Buckle | 55-41 |
| 11:02 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | James Buckle snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 10:57 | Murray State | Carl Williamson steals it from Thomas Evans | 55-41 |
| 10:42 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Harris (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF), Herbert Strock (C) Boris Osentowski, James Prue, Steven Verrill | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin (PG) Albert Wilson | |
| 10:33 | Murray State | Herbert Strock hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Wilson Taylor - foul #2 on Wilson Taylor, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| 10:33 | Murray State | Herbert Strock makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:33 | Murray State | Herbert Strock misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:33 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 10:17 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin lays it in | 56-43 |
| 09:56 | Murray State | Scott Castleberry picks off the pass by William Harris | 56-43 |
| 09:49 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson slams it home on a great pass from Robert Renner | 56-45 |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 09:33 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 09:21 | Bowling Green | Wilson Taylor connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Scott Castleberry | 56-48 |
| 09:08 | Murray State | James Buckle is whistled for traveling | 56-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Prue (SF), Dikembe Abdi (PF) Thomas Bombard, James Buckle | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Kenneth Boone (SG), Emory Morgan (SF), Michael Zumstein (PF), Gary Walter (C) Scott Castleberry, Robert Renner, Carl Williamson, Wilson Taylor | |
| 08:53 | Bowling Green | Michael Zumstein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 08:51 | Murray State | William Harris grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 08:35 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Emory Morgan - foul #1 on Emory Morgan, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Boris Osentowski (SG) William Harris | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG), William Coy (C) Emory Morgan, Michael Zumstein | |
| 08:35 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:35 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:13 | Bowling Green | William Coy knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Boone | 58-50 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | Herbert Strock misses short on a runner from the left block | 58-50 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Thomas Evans hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| 07:41 | Bowling Green | Herbert Strock steps in front of the Gary Walter pass | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Thomas Evans (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Osentowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Prue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. C - Herbert Strock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Boone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Walter (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Coy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Murray State | James Prue hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Herbert Strock tips it back up and in | 62-50 |
| 07:01 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin is fouled on the floor by James Prue - foul #1 on James Prue, team foul #3 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (PG), Steven Verrill (C) Thomas Evans, Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (SG), Robert Renner (SF), Carl Williamson (PF), Wilson Taylor (C) Kenneth Boone, Maurice Stricklin, Gary Walter, William Coy | |
| 06:50 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-50 |
| 06:49 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner hits the follow up shot | 62-52 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | James Prue scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Justin McClellon | 65-52 |
| 06:27 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-52 |
| 06:25 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 06:02 | Murray State | James Prue misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner grabs the board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:45 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdi - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG), William Harris (SG), Thomas Bombard (SF), James Buckle (PF), Herbert Strock (C) Justin McClellon, Boris Osentowski, James Prue, Dikembe Abdi, Steven Verrill | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin (PG) Albert Wilson | |
| 05:45 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 05:45 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:23 | Murray State | William Harris is whistled for a carry | 65-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Walter (C) Carl Williamson | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:55 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry makes the contested jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Stricklin | 65-56 |
| 04:39 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 04:37 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:29 | Murray State | Thomas Evans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 04:28 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Wilson Taylor | 65-56 |
| 04:23 | Bowling Green | Robert Renner hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Scott Castleberry | 65-58 |
| 04:06 | Murray State | James Buckle is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Buckle, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Boris Osentowski (SG), James Prue (SF), Dikembe Abdi (PF), Steven Verrill (C) William Harris, Thomas Bombard, James Buckle, Herbert Strock | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson (PG), Kenneth Boone (SG), Carl Williamson (PF), William Coy (C) Scott Castleberry, Robert Renner, Wilson Taylor, Gary Walter | |
| 03:37 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Verrill - foul #2 on Steven Verrill, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin McClellon (PG) Thomas Evans | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 03:37 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:37 | Bowling Green | Maurice Stricklin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin McClellon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Boris Osentowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Prue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. C - Steven Verrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Boone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Stricklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Carl Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Coy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Murray State | William Coy denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdi | 65-60 |
| 03:22 | Bowling Green | Kenneth Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:06 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Steven Verrill - foul #3 on Steven Verrill, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Herbert Strock (C) Steven Verrill | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Emory Morgan (SF) Maurice Stricklin | |
| 03:06 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:06 | Bowling Green | Albert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:06 | Murray State | The rebound goes to James Prue | 65-61 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | Dikembe Abdi clanks a shot from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 02:53 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:53 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Evans (PG) Justin McClellon | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry (SG), Maurice Stricklin (SF) Kenneth Boone, Emory Morgan | |
| 02:40 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 65-61 |
| 02:38 | Bowling Green | William Coy hits the follow up shot | 65-63 |
| 02:17 | Murray State | Herbert Strock lays it in set up by Boris Osentowski | 67-63 |
| 01:58 | Bowling Green | Herbert Strock swats the layup by Carl Williamson | 67-63 |
| 01:57 | Murray State | Herbert Strock gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:40 | Murray State | Thomas Evans is fouled on the floor by William Coy - foul #4 on William Coy, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | James Prue makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Evans | 69-63 |
| 01:13 | Bowling Green | William Coy is whistled for a carry | 69-63 |
| 01:01 | Murray State | Herbert Strock hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Prue | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion 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) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Maurice Stricklin | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Murray State | Boris Osentowski is whistled for a carry | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | William Coy is fouled on the floor by Boris Osentowski - foul #3 on Boris Osentowski, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | William Coy makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | William Coy misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:23 | Bowling Green | Carl Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:19 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Bombard (SF) James Prue | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Albert Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Wilson, team foul #5 | 71-67 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Thomas Bombard is hacked by Maurice Stricklin - foul #4 on Maurice Stricklin, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Thomas Evans is fouled on the floor by Scott Castleberry - foul #1 on Scott Castleberry, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Thomas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Thomas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:07 | Bowling Green | Scott Castleberry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Herbert Strock gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Albert Wilson is called for the reach on Herbert Strock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Wilson, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Herbert Strock misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Bowling Green | William Coy snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | William Coy misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-67 |