Murray State 74-57 Samford (4 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

Murray State Racers

24-6, 17-3 Conference

	1	2	T
MUR	32	42	74
SAM	33	24	57

Samford Bulldogs

20-11, 14-7 Conference

TIME		MUR	SAM
19:44	Joe Ross Merritt made Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:32	Darnell Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:32	Murray State Defensive Rebound.	0	3
19:06	Shawn Witherspoon made Three Point Jumper.	3	3
19:00	Travis Peterson made Two Point Jumper.	3	5
18:42	Darnell Hopkins made Two Point Jumper.	5	5
18:24	Foul on Pearson Griffith	5	5
18:24	Randall Gulina missed Free Throw.	5	5
18:24	Samford Defensive Rebound.	5	5
18:24	Randall Gulina made Free Throw.	5	6
18:09	Darnell Hopkins made Two Point Layup.	7	6
17:50	Travis Peterson missed Two Point Jumper.	7	6
17:50	Shawn Witherspoon Defensive Rebound.	7	6
17:30	Foul on J. Robert Merritt	7	6
17:20	Shawn Witherspoon made Three Point Jumper.	10	6
16:51	Travis Peterson made Three Point Jumper.	10	9
16:25	Jerry Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	10	9
16:25	Murray State Defensive Rebound.	10	9
16:16	Tyler Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.	10	9
16:16	Pearson Griffith Offensive Rebound.	10	9
16:13	Foul on Travis Peterson	10	9
16:11	Pearson Griffith missed Free Throw.	10	9
16:11	Murray State Defensive Rebound.	10	9
16:11	Pearson Griffith Offensive Rebound.	10	9
16:11	Pearson Griffith made Free Throw.	11	9
15:57	J. Robert Merritt made Three Point Jumper.	11	12
15:38	Pearson Griffith missed Two Point Jumper.	11	12
15:38	Randall Gulina Defensive Rebound.	11	12
15:24	J. Robert Merritt made Three Point Jumper.	11	15
15:20	Murray State Full Timeout.	11	15
15:13	Justin Orr made Two Point Dunk Shot.	13	15
14:59	Foul on Pearson Griffith	13	15
14:53	Official TV Timeout.	13	15
14:53	Travis Peterson missed Free Throw.	13	15
14:53	Samford Defensive Rebound.	13	15
14:53	Travis Peterson missed Free Throw.	13	15
14:53	Keith Jenifer Defensive Rebound.	13	15
14:34	Justin Orr missed Two Point Jumper.	13	15
14:34	Keith Jenifer Offensive Rebound.	13	15
14:13	Trey Pearson made Two Point Jumper.	15	15
13:37	Randall Gulina missed Three Point Jumper.	15	15
13:37	Issian Redding Defensive Rebound.	15	15
13:28	Trey Pearson made Three Point Jumper.	18	15
13:00	J. Robert Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.	18	15
13:00	Chuck Johnson Defensive Rebound.	18	15
12:45	Chuck Johnson missed Two Point Jumper.	18	15
12:45	Murray State Defensive Rebound.	18	15
12:41	Trey Pearson made Two Point Jumper.	20	15
11:17	Travis Peterson made Two Point Dunk Shot.	20	17
11:00	Chuck Johnson missed Two Point Jumper.	20	17
11:00	Jerry Smith Defensive Rebound.	20	17
10:36	J. Robert Merritt made Three Point Jumper.	20	20
10:02	Official TV Timeout.	20	20
9:52	Curtis West made Two Point Layup.	20	22
9:22	Trey Pearson missed Three Point Jumper.	20	22
9:22	Chuck Johnson Offensive Rebound.	20	22
9:18	Foul on Ryan Woolsey	20	22
9:18	Chuck Johnson made Free Throw.	21	22
9:18	Chuck Johnson made Free Throw.	22	22
8:50	Curtis West made Three Point Jumper.	22	25
8:39	Foul on Ryan Woolsey	22	25
8:18	Mike McCoy missed Two Point Layup.	22	25
8:18	Jerry Smith Defensive Rebound.	22	25
7:56	Darnell Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
7:56	Curtis West Defensive Rebound.	22	25
7:43	Curtis West missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
7:43	Murray State Defensive Rebound.	22	25
7:39	Official TV Timeout.	22	25
7:30	Rob Kennedy missed Two Point Layup.	22	25
7:30	Rob Kennedy Offensive Rebound.	22	25
7:27	Rob Kennedy missed Two Point Jumper.	22	25
7:27	Samford Defensive Rebound.	22	25
7:27	Foul on Rob Kennedy	22	25
6:58	Jerry Smith missed Two Point Layup.	22	25
6:58	Shawn Witherspoon Defensive Rebound.	22	25
6:18	J. Robert Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
6:18	Jerry Smith Offensive Rebound.	22	25
6:01	Travis Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
6:01	Samford Defensive Rebound.	22	25
6:00	Foul on Keith Jenifer	22	25
5:52	Joe Ross Merritt missed Two Point Jumper.	22	25
5:49	Justin Orr Defensive Rebound.	22	25
5:40	Shawn Witherspoon missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
5:40	Rob Kennedy Offensive Rebound.	22	25
5:29	Rob Kennedy made Two Point Layup.	24	25
5:21	Foul on Curtis West	24	25
5:09	Rob Kennedy missed Two Point Jumper.	24	25
5:09	Jerry Smith Defensive Rebound.	24	25
4:45	J. Robert Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
4:45	Randall Gulina Offensive Rebound.	24	25
4:26	J. Robert Merritt missed Two Point Jumper.	24	25
4:26	Travis Peterson Offensive Rebound.	24	25
4:21	Travis Peterson missed Two Point Jumper.	24	25
4:21	Justin Orr Defensive Rebound.	24	25
4:15	Trey Pearson made Three Point Jumper.	27	25
4:07	Travis Peterson made Two Point Dunk Shot.	27	27
3:48	Official TV Timeout.	27	27
3:48	Foul on Curtis West	27	27
3:48	Justin Orr made Free Throw.	28	27
3:48	Justin Orr missed Free Throw.	28	27
3:48	Joe Ross Merritt Defensive Rebound.	28	27
3:28	Travis Peterson made Two Point Layup.	28	29
3:09	Foul on Randall Gulina	28	29
3:09	Shawn Witherspoon missed Free Throw.	28	29
3:09	Jerry Smith Defensive Rebound.	28	29
2:53	Travis Peterson made Two Point Layup.	28	31
2:53	Foul on Chuck Johnson	28	31
2:53	Travis Peterson missed Free Throw.	28	31
2:53	Chuck Johnson Defensive Rebound.	28	31
2:30	Justin Orr made Two Point Jumper.	30	31
2:06	Foul on Chuck Johnson	30	31
1:58	Randall Gulina made Free Throw.	30	32
1:58	Randall Gulina made Free Throw.	30	33
1:39	Keith Jenifer missed Two Point Jumper.	30	33
1:39	J. Robert Merritt Defensive Rebound.	30	33
1:13	Jerry Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	30	33
1:13	Justin Orr Defensive Rebound.	30	33
0:41	Justin Orr made Two Point Jumper.	32	33
0:41	Samford Full Timeout.	32	33
0:25	Foul on Trey Pearson	32	33
0:25	Joe Ross Merritt missed Free Throw.	32	33
0:25	Chuck Johnson Defensive Rebound.	32	33
0:05	Keith Jenifer missed Two Point Jumper.	32	33
0:05	Trey Pearson Offensive Rebound.	32	33
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	32	33

Bridgestone Arena

9:00 PM, 4 March 2006

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 3,679

Referees:
Kyle Chambers
Brett Miles
Eric Dalen

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Drake	0-0	-	5-0
Bradley	0-0	-	5-1
Belmont	0-0	-	4-1
Missouri State	0-0	-	3-1
UIC	0-0	-	4-2
Illinois State	0-0	-	3-2
Indiana State	0-0	-	3-2
Murray State	0-0	-	3-2
Northern Iowa	0-0	-	3-2
Valparaiso	0-0	-	2-2
Southern Illinois	0-0	-	2-3
Evansville	0-0	-	2-4

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Furman	0-0	-	5-0
Samford	0-0	-	4-2
East Tennessee State	0-0	-	3-2
VMI	0-0	-	4-3
Chattanooga	0-0	-	3-3
The Citadel	0-0	-	3-3
UNC Greensboro	0-0	-	2-2
Western Carolina	0-0	-	2-2
Mercer	0-0	-	2-3
Wofford	0-0	-	2-3

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