| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gregory Hearne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eli Vedder (fresh) SF - Willie Speers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Stanley Gooding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Tatham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Dodge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Boyd Dewberry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | James Wall inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Stanley Gooding is denied by William Barnes | 25-36 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | Steven Young snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Steven Young's floater is tipped away by Travis Dodge | 25-36 |
| 19:06 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:48 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 18:46 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 25-36 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham hits the follow up shot | 25-38 |
| 17:58 | Murray State | Eli Vedder scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Barnes | 27-38 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Willie Speers is called for the reach on James Wall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Speers, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Spitler (PG), Marin Kozloski (SG), Marco Russo (SF), William Tarango (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Gregory Hearne, Eli Vedder, Willie Speers, William Barnes, Steven Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley (PG), Willie Byrd (SG), Sonny Hancock (SF), Thomas Cypert (PF), Larry Noel (C) Stanley Gooding, Chester Tatham, James Wall, Travis Dodge, Boyd Dewberry | |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert lays it in on a great pass from Sonny Hancock | 27-40 |
| 17:20 | Murray State | Marin Kozloski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Spitler | 30-40 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley is hacked by Marin Kozloski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marin Kozloski, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Tucker (C) Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marin Kozloski - foul #2 on Marin Kozloski, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Leonard Browning (PG) Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry (C) Larry Noel | |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:45 | Murray State | Brian Spitler drills a shot from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Sonny Hancock | 32-44 |
| 16:11 | Murray State | The pull-up jumper by Marin Kozloski is blocked by Thomas Cypert | 32-44 |
| 16:09 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cypert | 32-44 |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Browning is called for the reach on Gerald Bradley - foul #2 on Leonard Browning, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Hearne (PG), Eli Vedder (SG), Willie Speers (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF), Steven Young (C) Leonard Browning, Brian Spitler, Marin Kozloski, William Tarango, Andrew Tucker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding (PG), Max Leamon (SG), Cory Stanton (SF), Travis Dodge (PF), Larry Noel (C) Willie Byrd, Gerald Bradley, Sonny Hancock, Thomas Cypert, Boyd Dewberry | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gregory Hearne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eli Vedder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Speers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Stanley Gooding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Max Leamon (fresh) SF - Cory Stanton (fresh) PF - Travis Dodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Noel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Cory Stanton | 32-46 |
| 15:21 | Murray State | Eli Vedder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Cory Stanton | 32-46 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton loses the dribble to Ronald Lymon | 32-46 |
| 14:44 | Murray State | Willie Speers can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Cory Stanton - foul #3 on Cory Stanton, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marco Russo (SG), William Barnes (PF) Eli Vedder, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham (SG), James Wall (SF), Thomas Cypert (PF), Boyd Dewberry (C) Max Leamon, Cory Stanton, Travis Dodge, Larry Noel | |
| 14:44 | Murray State | Willie Speers makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:44 | Murray State | Willie Speers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:23 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-46 |
| 14:21 | Murray State | Steven Young pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:17 | Murray State | Gregory Hearne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Spitler (SG) Willie Speers | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:55 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 34-46 |
| 13:54 | Murray State | William Barnes snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Chester Tatham picks off the pass by Gregory Hearne in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry misses short on a jumper in the paint | 34-46 |
| 13:34 | Murray State | Marco Russo pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:13 | Murray State | Marco Russo makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 37-46 |
| 13:03 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wall | 37-49 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Gregory Hearne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Boyd Dewberry - foul #1 on Boyd Dewberry, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Eli Vedder (SG), Willie Speers (SF), Andrew Tucker (PF), William Tarango (C) Brian Spitler, Marco Russo, William Barnes, Steven Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley (PG), Max Leamon (SG), Cory Stanton (SF), Travis Dodge (PF), Larry Noel (C) Stanley Gooding, Chester Tatham, James Wall, Thomas Cypert, Boyd Dewberry | |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Gregory Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Gregory Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton is hacked by Willie Speers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Speers, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Leonard Browning (PG) Gregory Hearne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock (SF) Cory Stanton | |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | Max Leamon is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Noel | 39-52 |
| 12:09 | Murray State | Leonard Browning knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eli Vedder | 42-52 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | William Tarango swats the dunk try by Larry Noel | 42-52 |
| 11:48 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge tips it home | 42-54 |
| 11:41 | Murray State | Gerald Bradley takes the ball from Leonard Browning in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley lays it up and in | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Leonard Browning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eli Vedder (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Speers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Tarango (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Bradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Leamon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sonny Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Dodge (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Noel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Murray State | Leonard Browning misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-56 |
| 11:10 | Murray State | William Tarango snags the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 10:59 | Murray State | Eli Vedder hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Browning | 45-56 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Max Leamon misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 10:40 | Murray State | William Tarango pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:38 | Murray State | Leonard Browning travels in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Hearne (PG), Brian Spitler (SG), Marin Kozloski (SF), William Barnes (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Leonard Browning, Eli Vedder, Willie Speers, William Tarango, Andrew Tucker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd (PG), Chester Tatham (SG), James Wall (SF), Thomas Cypert (PF), Boyd Dewberry (C) Gerald Bradley, Max Leamon, Sonny Hancock, Travis Dodge, Larry Noel | |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert is alone and drills a jumper near the basket set up by Chester Tatham | 45-58 |
| 10:11 | Murray State | Thomas Cypert steps in front of the Brian Spitler pass | 45-58 |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marin Kozloski - foul #3 on Marin Kozloski, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Young (C) Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding (PG), Cory Stanton (SF) Chester Tatham, James Wall | |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:30 | Murray State | Steven Young hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Spitler and he's fouled by Boyd Dewberry - foul #2 on Boyd Dewberry, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham (SG) Willie Byrd | |
| 09:30 | Murray State | Steven Young makes the free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:28 | Sam Houston State | Brian Spitler picks off the pass by Chester Tatham in the backcourt | 48-59 |
| 09:27 | Murray State | Gregory Hearne hits the finger roll set up by Brian Spitler | 50-59 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Brian Spitler steals the ball from Chester Tatham in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 09:21 | Murray State | Brian Spitler hits the finger roll | 52-59 |
| 09:06 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Chester Tatham | 52-62 |
| 08:59 | Murray State | Brian Spitler is fouled on the floor by Chester Tatham - foul #2 on Chester Tatham, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Eli Vedder (SG), Willie Speers (SF), William Tarango (PF) Brian Spitler, Marin Kozloski, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley (SG), James Wall (SF) Chester Tatham, Cory Stanton | |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Steven Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 08:42 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | James Wall scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-64 |
| 08:25 | Murray State | Stanley Gooding picks off the pass by Eli Vedder in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | James Wall can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Willie Speers - foul #4 on Willie Speers, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Brian Spitler (PG), Marco Russo (SF), Ronald Lymon (C) Gregory Hearne, Willie Speers, Steven Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham (SG), Travis Dodge (PF) Gerald Bradley, Thomas Cypert | |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | James Wall makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | James Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Eli Vedder is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 07:44 | Sam Houston State | Marco Russo steals the ball from James Wall | 55-66 |
| 07:41 | Murray State | Brian Spitler hits the finger roll set up by Marco Russo | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Brian Spitler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eli Vedder (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Tarango (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lymon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Stanley Gooding (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Tatham (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Dodge (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Boyd Dewberry (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-66 |
| 07:25 | Murray State | William Tarango grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 07:13 | Murray State | Ronald Lymon hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 57-66 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Lymon steps in front of the Stanley Gooding pass in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Marco Russo's floater is knocked away by James Wall | 57-66 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | James Wall grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Leonard Browning (PG), Marin Kozloski (SG), Willie Speers (SF), William Barnes (PF), Andrew Tucker (C) Brian Spitler, Eli Vedder, Marco Russo, William Tarango, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd (PG), Max Leamon (SG), Cory Stanton (SF), Sonny Hancock (PF), Larry Noel (C) Stanley Gooding, Chester Tatham, James Wall, Travis Dodge, Boyd Dewberry | |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Max Leamon misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Marin Kozloski - foul #4 on Marin Kozloski, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Young (C) Andrew Tucker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley (SG), Thomas Cypert (C) Willie Byrd, Larry Noel | |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Max Leamon makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Max Leamon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:03 | Murray State | Steven Young misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 05:59 | Sam Houston State | Max Leamon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Hearne (PG), Brian Spitler (SG) Leonard Browning, Marin Kozloski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd (SG), James Wall (SF), Larry Noel (C) Max Leamon, Cory Stanton, Sonny Hancock | |
| 05:42 | Murray State | Gregory Hearne scores on a 3 from straight away | 60-68 |
| 05:21 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 05:20 | Murray State | William Barnes snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 05:15 | Murray State | James Wall steals it from Brian Spitler in the backcourt | 60-68 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd is hacked by Brian Spitler - foul #2 on Brian Spitler, team foul #9 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Leonard Browning (PG), Marin Kozloski (SF), Andrew Tucker (PF), William Tarango (C) Gregory Hearne, Willie Speers, William Barnes, Steven Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Max Leamon (SG), Sonny Hancock (PF) Gerald Bradley, Larry Noel | |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock grabs the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 04:46 | Sam Houston State | James Wall buries a jumper from the left block | 60-70 |
| 04:29 | Murray State | Leonard Browning hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 60-70 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | James Wall makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:59 | Murray State | Brian Spitler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-73 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Sonny Hancock | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Hearne (PG), Eli Vedder (SG), Marco Russo (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF) Leonard Browning, Brian Spitler, Marin Kozloski, Andrew Tucker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding (PG), Chester Tatham (SG), Cory Stanton (SF), Travis Dodge (PF), Boyd Dewberry (C) Willie Byrd, Max Leamon, James Wall, Sonny Hancock, Thomas Cypert | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Ronald Lymon banks in the layup | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gregory Hearne (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eli Vedder (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Lymon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Tarango (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Stanley Gooding (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Tatham (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Stanton (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Travis Dodge (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Boyd Dewberry (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Eli Vedder is called for the reach on Cory Stanton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eli Vedder, team foul #10 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Barnes (PF) William Tarango | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 03:11 | Murray State | William Barnes is denied on a dunk by Travis Dodge | 62-75 |
| 03:10 | Murray State | Ronald Lymon tips it back up and in | 64-75 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 64-75 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Ronald Lymon pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 02:36 | Murray State | Marco Russo scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eli Vedder | 66-75 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge's pass is intercepted by Marco Russo | 66-75 |
| 02:14 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Leonard Browning (PG), Marin Kozloski (SG), Willie Speers (SF), Andrew Tucker (PF), Steven Young (C) Gregory Hearne, Eli Vedder, Marco Russo, William Barnes, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley (PG), Max Leamon (SG), Sonny Hancock (SF), Larry Noel (PF), Thomas Cypert (C) Stanley Gooding, Chester Tatham, Cory Stanton, Travis Dodge, Boyd Dewberry | |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Andrew Tucker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cypert - foul #2 on Thomas Cypert, team foul #5 | 66-75 |
| 01:55 | Murray State | Leonard Browning buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert is hacked by Steven Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Young, team foul #11 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gregory Hearne (PG), Eli Vedder (SG), William Barnes (PF) Leonard Browning, Marin Kozloski, Andrew Tucker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding (PG), Chester Tatham (SG), James Wall (SF), Boyd Dewberry (C) Gerald Bradley, Max Leamon, Sonny Hancock, Larry Noel | |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Willie Speers grabs the board | 68-76 |
| 01:40 | Murray State | William Barnes makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Speers | 70-76 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham is fouled in the backcourt by Eli Vedder - foul #4 on Eli Vedder, team foul #12 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge (PF) Thomas Cypert | |
| 01:34 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Stanley Gooding is called for the reach on Gregory Hearne - foul #1 on Stanley Gooding, team foul #6 | 70-78 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | William Barnes is hacked by Chester Tatham - foul #3 on Chester Tatham, team foul #7 | 70-78 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | William Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Willie Speers grabs the offensive board | 70-78 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | William Barnes can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 70-78 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | James Wall pulls down the rebound | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding buries a fadeaway from the right block | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Murray State | Willie Speers hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Eli Vedder | 72-80 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hearne is called for the reach on Stanley Gooding in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Hearne, team foul #13 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd (SG), Thomas Cypert (PF) Chester Tatham, Travis Dodge | |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-80 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Steven Young's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Cypert | 72-82 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert pulls down the rebound | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding runs out the clock | 72-82 |