| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gouge (fresh) SG - John Richards (fresh) SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) PF - Kevin Crespo (fresh) C - Darwin Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) SG - Thad Burchette (fresh) SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Thomas Russell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Murray State | Thomas Russell scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Gouge | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Scott Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | John Richards is fouled on the floor by Thad Burchette - foul #1 on Thad Burchette, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Richards | 4-0 |
| 18:59 | Samford | David Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:58 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Shawn Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Samford | David Hall is fouled on the floor by Darwin Brooks - foul #1 on Darwin Brooks, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Darwin Brooks - foul #2 on Darwin Brooks, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Davidson (C) Darwin Brooks | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:22 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:22 | Murray State | Robert Davidson grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo double dribbles | 4-1 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses the runner near the basket | 4-1 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Robert Davidson pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:26 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Murdock | 4-1 |
| 17:24 | Murray State | John Richards hits the follow up shot | 6-1 |
| 17:22 | Samford | William Gouge steals it from David Hall in the backcourt | 6-1 |
| 17:07 | Murray State | Thomas Russell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Crespo | 8-1 |
| 16:58 | Samford | David Hall misses long on a shot from the right side | 8-1 |
| 16:56 | Murray State | John Richards pulls down the rebound | 8-1 |
| 16:51 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Richards and he's hacked by Scott Pierce - foul #1 on Scott Pierce, team foul #2 | 10-1 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Hodnett (PG), David Maclean (SG), Marco Rossi (SF) William Gouge, John Richards, Thomas Russell | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Gilmore (C) Lloyd Murdock | |
| 16:51 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo makes the free throw | 11-1 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Marco Rossi - foul #1 on Marco Rossi, team foul #3 | 11-1 |
| Subs | Murray State | Antonio Pierce (PF) Kevin Crespo | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (SG) Thad Burchette | |
| 16:28 | Samford | Shawn Sink makes the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Shawn Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:20 | Murray State | John Hodnett's pass is intercepted by David Hall | 11-3 |
| 16:17 | Samford | David Hall can't finish the layup | 11-3 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Shawn Sink snags the offensive board | 11-3 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Pete Chandler hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 16:00 | Murray State | John Hodnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Adrian Williams (C) Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Michael Dejesus (C) David Hall, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Hodnett (fresh) SG - David Maclean (fresh) SF - Marco Rossi (fresh) PF - Antonio Pierce (fresh) C - Adrian Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jefferson Escarcega (fresh) SF - Duane Holloman (fresh) PF - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) C - Michael Dejesus (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega misses short on a floater in the lane | 11-6 |
| 15:44 | Murray State | Marco Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:41 | Murray State | Pete Chandler steals it from John Hodnett in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega lays it up and in on a nice dish by Pete Chandler | 11-8 |
| 15:27 | Murray State | Antonio Pierce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:26 | Murray State | Adrian Williams snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 15:14 | Murray State | Adrian Williams comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 11-8 |
| 15:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Gilmore | 11-8 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Duane Holloman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gouge (PG), John Richards (SG), Thomas Russell (SF) John Hodnett, David Maclean, Marco Rossi | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Thad Burchette (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Pete Chandler, Jefferson Escarcega, Duane Holloman, Joseph Gilmore, Michael Dejesus | |
| 14:44 | Murray State | John Richards is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Richards, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Crespo (PF), Robert Davidson (C) Antonio Pierce, Adrian Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Thad Burchette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:30 | Samford | David Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Hall and he's hacked by Robert Davidson - foul #1 on Robert Davidson, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:58 | Murray State | Thomas Russell hits a jumper from the right wing set up by William Gouge | 13-11 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Shawn Sink comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 13:44 | Murray State | John Richards pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:28 | Murray State | John Richards clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-11 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Thad Burchette is fouled on the floor by John Richards - foul #2 on John Richards, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Maclean (SG), Antonio Pierce (PF), Adrian Williams (C) John Richards, Kevin Crespo, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Joseph Gilmore (PF), Michael Dejesus (C) David Hall, Thad Burchette, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 12:55 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-11 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Michael Dejesus tips it in | 13-13 |
| 12:49 | Murray State | Adrian Williams's pass is intercepted by Joseph Gilmore | 13-13 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Duane Holloman misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-13 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Duane Holloman pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:05 | Samford | Michael Dejesus's fadeaway is rejected by Adrian Williams | 13-13 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Thomas Russell gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Jefferson Escarcega is called for the reach on David Maclean - foul #1 on Jefferson Escarcega, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Hodnett (PG), Marco Rossi (SF), Kevin Crespo (PF) William Gouge, Thomas Russell, Antonio Pierce | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF) Jefferson Escarcega, Duane Holloman, Michael Dejesus | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Hodnett (fresh) SG - David Maclean (fresh) SF - Marco Rossi (fresh) PF - Kevin Crespo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Adrian Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) C - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Murray State | John Hodnett connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Maclean | 15-13 |
| 11:38 | Samford | David Hall is hacked by Marco Rossi - foul #2 on Marco Rossi, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Antonio Pierce (PF), Robert Davidson (C) Marco Rossi, Adrian Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Thad Burchette (SG), Lloyd Murdock (C) Pete Chandler, Joseph Gilmore | |
| 11:38 | Samford | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:38 | Samford | David Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:15 | Murray State | John Hodnett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-15 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Robert Davidson swats the layup by Thad Burchette | 15-15 |
| 11:01 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | John Hodnett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:54 | Murray State | Robert Davidson tips it in | 17-15 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Scott Pierce connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Hall and the foul's on Antonio Pierce - foul #1 on Antonio Pierce, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Russell (SF) Kevin Crespo | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:40 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Thomas Russell can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Hall - foul #1 on David Hall, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gouge (PG), Adrian Williams (C) David Maclean, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Joseph Gilmore (PF), Michael Dejesus (C) David Hall, Thad Burchette, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Thomas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Thomas Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Michael Dejesus grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Michael Dejesus buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Duane Holloman | 18-21 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | Thomas Russell drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Hodnett | 21-21 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Gouge - foul #1 on William Gouge, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Maclean (SG), Kevin Crespo (PF) John Hodnett, Antonio Pierce | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:39 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Adrian Williams pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Gilmore - foul #1 on Joseph Gilmore, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Sink (SF) Michael Dejesus | |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:29 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Pete Chandler buries a 3 from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 08:53 | Murray State | Joseph Gilmore denies the turnaround by Kevin Crespo | 23-25 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Duane Holloman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-25 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Shawn Sink snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 08:26 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-25 |
| 08:24 | Murray State | David Maclean snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Thomas Russell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Maclean | 26-25 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Shawn Sink lays it up and in and he's fouled by Adrian Williams - foul #1 on Adrian Williams, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Hodnett (PG), Jeffrey Seymour (SF), Antonio Pierce (PF), Robert Davidson (C) William Gouge, Thomas Russell, Kevin Crespo, Adrian Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Thad Burchette (SG), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Pete Chandler, Jefferson Escarcega, Joseph Gilmore, Duane Holloman | |
| 07:58 | Samford | Shawn Sink makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Hodnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Maclean (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Seymour (fresh) PF - Antonio Pierce (fresh) C - Robert Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thad Burchette (fresh) SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Murray State | The jump hook by Robert Davidson is blocked by Lloyd Murdock | 26-28 |
| 07:34 | Murray State | David Maclean grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Robert Davidson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 26-28 |
| 07:20 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Davidson | 26-28 |
| 07:10 | Murray State | John Hodnett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Thad Burchette clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Scott Pierce picks off the pass by Jeffrey Seymour | 29-30 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Robert Davidson is called for the reach on Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Robert Davidson, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gouge (PG), Kevin Crespo (SF), Adrian Williams (C) David Maclean, Jeffrey Seymour, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Samford | Duane Holloman (SF) Shawn Sink | |
| 06:22 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:08 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Gouge | 31-32 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Scott Pierce banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hall | 31-34 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | John Hodnett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Scott Pierce snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Thad Burchette is hacked by John Hodnett - foul #1 on John Hodnett, team foul #12 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Maclean (SG), Thomas Russell (SF) John Hodnett, Antonio Pierce | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Gilmore (C) Lloyd Murdock | |
| 05:30 | Samford | Thad Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Thad Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 05:10 | Murray State | Kevin Crespo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Gouge | 33-36 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore misses badly on a shot from the left block | 33-36 |
| 04:48 | Murray State | David Maclean grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | Duane Holloman takes the ball from Kevin Crespo | 33-36 |
| 04:24 | Samford | William Gouge steps in front of the Scott Pierce pass | 33-36 |
| 04:21 | Murray State | David Maclean hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Gouge | 35-36 |
| 04:04 | Samford | David Maclean takes the ball from Thad Burchette | 35-36 |
| 04:01 | Murray State | David Maclean banks in the layup | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Maclean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kevin Crespo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Adrian Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thad Burchette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Holloman (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Scott Pierce hits a jump hook near the basket | 37-38 |
| 03:20 | Murray State | William Gouge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 03:18 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Hodnett (PG), John Richards (SG), Antonio Pierce (PF), Darwin Brooks (C) William Gouge, David Maclean, Kevin Crespo, Adrian Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Michael Dejesus (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) David Hall, Thad Burchette, Duane Holloman, Scott Pierce, Joseph Gilmore | |
| 02:51 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marco Rossi (SF) Thomas Russell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:27 | Samford | Pete Chandler hits a fadeaway from the right side | 37-40 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jefferson Escarcega - foul #2 on Jefferson Escarcega, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Michael Dejesus misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Shawn Sink is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shawn Sink, team foul #7 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Thomas Russell (SF) Marco Rossi | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Gilmore (PF) Michael Dejesus | |
| 01:15 | Murray State | Joseph Gilmore swats the dunk try by Thomas Russell | 37-40 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Antonio Pierce - foul #2 on Antonio Pierce, team foul #13 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Crespo (PF) Antonio Pierce | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Scott Pierce (PF) Pete Chandler, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 00:53 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:41 | Murray State | John Richards buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hodnett | 40-42 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 00:16 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks is hacked by Jefferson Escarcega - foul #3 on Jefferson Escarcega, team foul #8 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Gouge (PG), David Maclean (SG) John Hodnett, John Richards | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Michael Dejesus (C) Jefferson Escarcega, Shawn Sink, Joseph Gilmore | |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Darwin Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Pete Chandler grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses long on a halfcourt shot | 40-42 |