| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) SG - Melvin Sheffield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) PF - Larry Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Loch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Swingle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas State | Jessie Brown steals it from Victor Swingle | 22-31 |
| 19:26 | Murray State | Larry Addison scores on a shot in the lane | 24-31 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 19:12 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Joseph Ross | 24-31 |
| 18:44 | Murray State | Jessie Brown is hacked by Donald Miller - foul #2 on Donald Miller, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | John Loch is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Loch, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen (C) John Loch | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 18:04 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller banks in the layup | 24-33 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Ross | 27-33 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-33 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Larry Addison | 27-33 |
| 16:44 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Clay snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner lays it in set up by James Gill and he's fouled by Larry Addison - foul #1 on Larry Addison, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF) Joseph Ross, Jessie Brown, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner (SF), Gregory Harris (PF), Kenneth Shepard (C) Donald Miller, Jonathan Clay, Victor Swingle | |
| 16:35 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:35 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:12 | Murray State | Andy Willingham connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Sheffield | 29-35 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner misses long on a shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 15:54 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen grabs the board | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Willingham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) PF - Bobby Pereira (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ming-Hoa Yen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Murray State | Kenneth Shepard takes the ball from Willy Harris | 29-35 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner loses the dribble to Bobby Pereira | 29-35 |
| 14:59 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Gregory Harris | 29-35 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 14:38 | Arkansas State | Gregory Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 14:37 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Willy Harris | 29-35 |
| 14:30 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Gregory Harris - foul #1 on Gregory Harris, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Jessie Brown (SF), John Loch (C) Andy Willingham, Willy Harris, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dustin Ford (SG), Donald Miller (SF), Jonathan Clay (PF), Victor Swingle (C) James Gill, Joseph Wagner, Gregory Harris, Kenneth Shepard | |
| 14:30 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Clay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Larry Addison (PF) Bobby Pereira | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:43 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | John Loch tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dustin Ford | 34-37 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | Larry Addison misses the dunk | 34-37 |
| 13:05 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:45 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Larry Addison | 37-37 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller clanks a jump hook from the left block | 37-37 |
| 12:25 | Murray State | Larry Addison pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Olin Zaller drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Loch | 40-37 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Miller | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) PF - Larry Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Loch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Kenneth Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Swingle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 11:33 | Murray State | Jessie Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Olin Zaller buries a shot from the left side | 42-40 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas State | Dustin Ford makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Donald Miller | 42-42 |
| 10:57 | Murray State | Jessie Brown misses long on a shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 42-42 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jessie Brown | 42-42 |
| 10:23 | Murray State | Jessie Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Melvin Sheffield, Jessie Brown, Larry Addison, John Loch | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Gill (PG), Joseph Wagner (SG), Brian Abrahams (SF), Gregory Harris (PF), Kenneth Shepard (C) Kenneth Turner, Dustin Ford, Donald Miller, Jonathan Clay, Victor Swingle | |
| 09:59 | Arkansas State | James Gill misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 42-42 |
| 09:57 | Murray State | Willy Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:52 | Murray State | Willy Harris knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Joseph Ross | 44-42 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas State | Gregory Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Wagner | 44-42 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Andy Willingham - foul #1 on Andy Willingham, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield (SG) Andy Willingham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:55 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Jessie Brown (SF), John Loch (C) Joseph Ross, Willy Harris, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 08:32 | Arkansas State | Brian Abrahams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Miller (SF) Brian Abrahams | |
| 08:28 | Murray State | Olin Zaller loses the dribble to James Gill in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Shepard buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Gill | 44-46 |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Jessie Brown is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Shepard - foul #1 on Kenneth Shepard, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Larry Addison (PF) Bobby Pereira | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jonathan Clay (PF) Gregory Harris | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Addison (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Loch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | James Gill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-46 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner tips it in | 44-48 |
| 07:10 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Donald Miller | 44-48 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Shepard is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Shepard, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Melvin Sheffield, Jessie Brown, John Loch | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner (SG), Victor Swingle (C) Joseph Wagner, Kenneth Shepard | |
| 06:25 | Murray State | Olin Zaller is called for traveling | 44-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dustin Ford (SG), Brian Abrahams (SF) James Gill, Donald Miller | |
| 06:07 | Arkansas State | Brian Abrahams misses the shot from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | Andy Willingham snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 05:44 | Murray State | Jonathan Clay denies the turnaround by Larry Addison | 44-48 |
| 05:42 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:23 | Murray State | Jonathan Clay is called for the reach on Olin Zaller - foul #1 on Jonathan Clay, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Melvin Sheffield (SG), Jessie Brown (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF), John Loch (C) Olin Zaller, Andy Willingham, Willy Harris, Larry Addison, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Gill (PG), Joseph Wagner (SG), Gregory Harris (PF) Dustin Ford, Brian Abrahams, Jonathan Clay | |
| 05:10 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas State | James Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:03 | Arkansas State | Joseph Wagner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas State | Gregory Harris snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Gill | 44-51 |
| 04:27 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | James Gill grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 44-51 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner tips it but misses | 44-51 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | Gregory Harris tips it but misses | 44-51 |
| 04:17 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 03:56 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira jams it on a nice dish by John Loch | 46-51 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Sheffield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Pereira (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Loch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Swingle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Murray State | John Loch misses the lay-in | 46-51 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas State | Gregory Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | James Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Willy Harris (SF), Larry Addison (PF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Joseph Ross, Jessie Brown, Bobby Pereira, John Loch | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Miller (SF), Jonathan Clay (PF) Kenneth Turner, Victor Swingle | |
| 03:00 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Brown (SF), John Loch (C) Willy Harris, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:48 | Murray State | Olin Zaller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | John Loch is called for the reach on Jonathan Clay - foul #4 on John Loch, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas State | Gregory Harris knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Wagner | 46-53 |
| 02:04 | Murray State | John Loch misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas State | Donald Miller buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gill | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Olin Zaller | 49-55 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas State | Jonathan Clay is hacked by Melvin Sheffield - foul #2 on Melvin Sheffield, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle (C) Gregory Harris | |
| 01:20 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 01:19 | Murray State | Jessie Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Larry Addison tips it in | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | John Loch steals it from Victor Swingle | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Murray State | Jessie Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle grabs the board | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle is hacked by Olin Zaller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Olin Zaller, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner (SF), Warren Weaver (PF) Donald Miller, Jonathan Clay | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner is hacked by Jessie Brown - foul #3 on Jessie Brown, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Turner misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:32 | Murray State | John Loch grabs the board | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 00:24 | Murray State | Olin Zaller gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | James Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Zaller - foul #5 on Olin Zaller, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG) Olin Zaller | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | James Gill makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | James Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to John Loch | 51-57 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Joseph Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to John Loch | 51-57 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Jessie Brown buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Melvin Sheffield | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Joseph Ross is called for the reach on Victor Swingle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Ross, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Victor Swingle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Melvin Sheffield misses long on a halfcourt shot | 54-59 |