| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Tyrone Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Gigliotti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Malloy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Warfel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Kurt Klopfenstein (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dale Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hannah (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Knight (fresh) C - Martin Beavers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Arthur Gigliotti inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush (PF) Zachary Knight | |
| 19:46 | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 19:45 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Danny Warfel | 37-35 |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Arthur Gigliotti hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 19:38 | Murray State | Travis Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:27 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Tyrone Hickey, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:09 | Quinnipiac | Brandon Hannah can't connect on a runner from close range | 37-35 |
| 19:08 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Turner | 37-35 |
| 18:56 | Quinnipiac | Brandon Hannah is hacked by Arthur Gigliotti - foul #2 on Arthur Gigliotti, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (SG), Michael Forster (SF), Jeffrey Kottwitz (PF), Charles Daniels (C) Travis Clark, Arthur Gigliotti, Calvin Malloy, Danny Warfel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija (PG), Scott Penner (SF), Douglas Burnett (PF), Jeffery Studer (C) Kurt Klopfenstein, Brandon Hannah, Christopher Bush, Martin Beavers | |
| 18:42 | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Doherty (SF) Tyrone Hickey | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 18:29 | Murray State | Michael Forster clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:28 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Burnett gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:26 | Quinnipiac | Justin Marquis steps in front of the Dale Turner pass in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | Justin Marquis banks in the layup | 39-35 |
| 18:07 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Studer comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Charles Daniels - foul #2 on Charles Daniels, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Travis Clark (SG), Charles Hayes (C) Michael Forster, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein (PG), Brandon Hannah (SF), Zachary Knight (PF) Dale Turner, Scott Penner, Douglas Burnett | |
| 18:07 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Studer makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:07 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Studer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:46 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey (PG), Calvin Malloy (PF), Danny Warfel (C) Justin Marquis, Scott Doherty, Jeffrey Kottwitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner (SG), Martin Beavers (C) Lon Leija, Jeffery Studer | |
| 17:30 | Quinnipiac | Martin Beavers misses long on a jumper from the left block | 39-37 |
| 17:28 | Murray State | Travis Clark pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:12 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Hayes | 41-37 |
| 17:09 | Quinnipiac | Zachary Knight travels in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Arthur Gigliotti (SF) Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush (PF), Douglas Burnett (C) Zachary Knight, Martin Beavers | |
| 16:56 | Murray State | Travis Clark can't connect on a runner near the basket | 41-37 |
| 16:54 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Dale Turner | 41-37 |
| 16:49 | Quinnipiac | Tyrone Hickey picks off the pass by Douglas Burnett in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 16:46 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey hits the finger roll | 43-37 |
| 16:31 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Calvin Malloy - foul #2 on Calvin Malloy, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jimmy Ricketson (PG), Michael Forster (SF), Jeffrey Kottwitz (PF), Charles Daniels (C) Tyrone Hickey, Arthur Gigliotti, Calvin Malloy, Danny Warfel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija (SG), Scott Penner (SF), Martin Beavers (C) Dale Turner, Brandon Hannah, Douglas Burnett | |
| 16:31 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:31 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:12 | Murray State | Travis Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 16:10 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 16:06 | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Forster - foul #2 on Michael Forster, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (SG), Scott Doherty (SF) Travis Clark, Michael Forster | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner (SG), Brandon Hannah (SF), Zachary Knight (PF) Kurt Klopfenstein, Scott Penner, Christopher Bush | |
| 16:06 | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:06 | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:54 | Murray State | Charles Daniels misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 15:52 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Brandon Hannah | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Jimmy Ricketson (fresh) SG - Justin Marquis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kottwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Daniels (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Lon Leija (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Turner (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hannah (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Knight (fairly fresh) C - Martin Beavers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Quinnipiac | The jump hook by Dale Turner is blocked by Jeffrey Kottwitz | 43-41 |
| 15:37 | Murray State | Charles Daniels snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Scott Doherty hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Brandon Hannah - foul #2 on Brandon Hannah, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey (PG), Arthur Gigliotti (SF), Charles Hayes (C) Jimmy Ricketson, Jeffrey Kottwitz, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Christopher Galiano (SG) Dale Turner | |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Scott Doherty misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Scott Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:20 | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija is fouled on the floor by Charles Hayes - foul #2 on Charles Hayes, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Travis Clark (SG), Calvin Malloy (PF) Justin Marquis, Scott Doherty | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein (PG), Douglas Burnett (PF) Lon Leija, Zachary Knight | |
| 15:04 | Quinnipiac | Brandon Hannah connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 14:50 | Murray State | Charles Hayes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 14:48 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Galiano snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:36 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Burnett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 14:35 | Quinnipiac | Brandon Hannah tips it in | 44-45 |
| 14:33 | Murray State | Christopher Galiano is called for the reach on Arthur Gigliotti in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Galiano, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (SF), Danny Warfel (C) Arthur Gigliotti, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija (PG), Dale Turner (SG), Scott Penner (SF), Zachary Knight (PF), Jeffery Studer (C) Kurt Klopfenstein, Christopher Galiano, Brandon Hannah, Douglas Burnett, Martin Beavers | |
| 14:18 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy connects on the open shot near the basket | 46-45 |
| 14:01 | Quinnipiac | Zachary Knight scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Lon Leija | 46-47 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dale Turner - foul #2 on Dale Turner, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (SG), Arthur Gigliotti (SF), Jeffrey Kottwitz (PF) Travis Clark, Michael Forster, Calvin Malloy | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein (PG), Brandon Hannah (SF), Christopher Bush (PF), Martin Beavers (C) Lon Leija, Scott Penner, Zachary Knight, Jeffery Studer | |
| 13:48 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:48 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:29 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush is hacked by Jeffrey Kottwitz - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kottwitz, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Doherty (PF) Danny Warfel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 13:29 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:29 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:29 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:09 | Murray State | Christopher Bush swats the short shot by Arthur Gigliotti | 48-48 |
| 13:07 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:50 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey misses short on a floater from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 12:49 | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:36 | Quinnipiac | Martin Beavers loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jimmy Ricketson (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Calvin Malloy (PF), Charles Daniels (C) Tyrone Hickey, Justin Marquis, Scott Doherty, Jeffrey Kottwitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija (PG), Zachary Knight (PF), Douglas Burnett (C) Kurt Klopfenstein, Christopher Bush, Martin Beavers | |
| 12:17 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Ricketson | 50-48 |
| 12:15 | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija travels in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (SF) Arthur Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush (PG) Dale Turner | |
| 11:53 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bush - foul #1 on Christopher Bush, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey (PG), Charles Hayes (SF), Jeffrey Kottwitz (PF), Danny Warfel (C) Jimmy Ricketson, Michael Forster, Calvin Malloy, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein (PG), Scott Penner (SF) Brandon Hannah, Douglas Burnett | |
| 11:44 | Murray State | Travis Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lon Leija - foul #2 on Lon Leija, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Martin Beavers (C) Zachary Knight | |
| 11:44 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:44 | Murray State | Travis Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:44 | Quinnipiac | Martin Beavers gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Tyrone Hickey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Clark (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Charles Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kottwitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Warfel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Kurt Klopfenstein (tired) 7 pts. SG - Lon Leija (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Penner (fresh) PF - Christopher Bush (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Beavers (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lon Leija | 51-50 |
| 11:24 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz misses the fadeaway from the left block | 51-50 |
| 11:22 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:05 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kottwitz - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kottwitz, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (SG), Michael Forster (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF) Travis Clark, Charles Hayes, Jeffrey Kottwitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner (SG), Brandon Hannah (SF), Jeffery Studer (C) Kurt Klopfenstein, Scott Penner, Martin Beavers | |
| 11:05 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:05 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:49 | Murray State | Michael Forster misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 10:47 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Malloy | 51-51 |
| 10:35 | Murray State | Justin Marquis is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Tyrone Hickey | 53-51 |
| 10:35 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jimmy Ricketson (PG), Arthur Gigliotti (SF), Scott Doherty (PF), Charles Daniels (C) Tyrone Hickey, Michael Forster, Calvin Malloy, Danny Warfel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Burnett (PF) Christopher Bush | |
| 10:16 | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 09:58 | Murray State | Scott Doherty can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 53-54 |
| 09:56 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Burnett snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 09:39 | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dale Turner | 53-56 |
| 09:37 | Murray State | Justin Marquis is hacked by Lon Leija in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lon Leija, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Charles Hayes (SF), Jeffrey Kottwitz (PF), Danny Warfel (C) Jimmy Ricketson, Justin Marquis, Arthur Gigliotti, Scott Doherty, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein (PG), Scott Penner (SF), Zachary Knight (PF), Martin Beavers (C) Lon Leija, Brandon Hannah, Douglas Burnett, Jeffery Studer | |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 09:06 | Murray State | Travis Clark connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Hayes | 55-56 |
| 08:48 | Quinnipiac | Zachary Knight's pass is intercepted by Tyrone Hickey | 55-56 |
| 08:45 | Murray State | Travis Clark jams it set up by Tyrone Hickey | 57-56 |
| 08:21 | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein is whistled for traveling | 57-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (SG), Michael Forster (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF) Travis Clark, Charles Hayes, Danny Warfel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush (PG), Lon Leija (SG), Brandon Hannah (SF), Douglas Burnett (PF) Kurt Klopfenstein, Dale Turner, Scott Penner, Zachary Knight | |
| 08:19 | Murray State | Michael Forster is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Burnett - foul #1 on Douglas Burnett, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 08:19 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:19 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:56 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush clanks a shot from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:49 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Christopher Bush - foul #2 on Christopher Bush, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Doherty (SF), Charles Daniels (C) Michael Forster, Jeffrey Kottwitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Christopher Galiano (SG) Lon Leija | |
| 07:49 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:29 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Galiano misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 62-56 |
| 07:28 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Bush | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Tyrone Hickey (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Justin Marquis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Doherty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Malloy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Daniels (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Christopher Bush (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Christopher Galiano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Brandon Hannah (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Burnett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Martin Beavers (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Quinnipiac | Brandon Hannah hits a shot from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 06:52 | Murray State | Charles Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jimmy Ricketson (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Arthur Gigliotti (SF), Danny Warfel (C) Tyrone Hickey, Justin Marquis, Scott Doherty, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein (PG), Zachary Knight (PF) Christopher Bush, Martin Beavers | |
| 06:50 | Quinnipiac | Calvin Malloy is called for the reach on Zachary Knight in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Malloy, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 06:50 | Quinnipiac | Zachary Knight makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:50 | Quinnipiac | Zachary Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Brandon Hannah is called for the reach on Arthur Gigliotti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Hannah, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz (PF) Calvin Malloy | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Arthur Gigliotti misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:46 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Zachary Knight | 62-60 |
| 06:39 | Quinnipiac | Brandon Hannah misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | Danny Warfel gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:22 | Murray State | Danny Warfel is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jimmy Ricketson | 64-60 |
| 06:18 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Galiano is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (SF) Arthur Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner (SG), Jeffery Studer (C) Brandon Hannah, Douglas Burnett | |
| 05:57 | Murray State | Jimmy Ricketson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 05:55 | Murray State | Travis Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:30 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Forster and the foul's on Dale Turner - foul #3 on Dale Turner, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey (PG), Arthur Gigliotti (SF), Charles Hayes (C) Jimmy Ricketson, Michael Forster, Danny Warfel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija (PG), Scott Penner (SF), Christopher Bush (PF), Martin Beavers (C) Kurt Klopfenstein, Dale Turner, Zachary Knight, Jeffery Studer | |
| 05:30 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz misses the free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:30 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kottwitz comes up short on the floater from the right block | 66-60 |
| 05:12 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Scott Penner | 66-60 |
| 05:02 | Quinnipiac | Scott Penner can't throw it down but he's hacked by Arthur Gigliotti - foul #3 on Arthur Gigliotti, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (SG), Calvin Malloy (PF) Travis Clark, Jeffrey Kottwitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Burnett (PF) Christopher Bush | |
| 05:02 | Quinnipiac | Scott Penner misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:02 | Quinnipiac | Scott Penner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Charles Hayes is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 04:33 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Galiano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 04:31 | Murray State | Arthur Gigliotti snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Charles Hayes misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-61 |
| 04:11 | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 03:57 | Quinnipiac | Scott Penner's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Hayes | 69-61 |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Arthur Gigliotti snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Murray State | Scott Penner takes the ball from Charles Hayes | 69-61 |
| 03:22 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Galiano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Penner | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Tyrone Hickey (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Justin Marquis (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Gigliotti (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Malloy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Hayes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Lon Leija (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Galiano (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Scott Penner (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Burnett (tiring) 5 reb. C - Martin Beavers (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:01 | Murray State | Justin Marquis misses the floater from the left side | 69-63 |
| 02:59 | Quinnipiac | Martin Beavers grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 02:59 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jimmy Ricketson (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Michael Forster (SF), Scott Doherty (PF), Charles Daniels (C) Tyrone Hickey, Justin Marquis, Arthur Gigliotti, Calvin Malloy, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein (PG), Dale Turner (SG), Brandon Hannah (SF), Christopher Bush (PF), Jeffery Studer (C) Lon Leija, Christopher Galiano, Scott Penner, Douglas Burnett, Martin Beavers | |
| 02:44 | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-63 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Charles Daniels grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Jeffery Studer is called for the reach on Michael Forster - foul #1 on Jeffery Studer, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Michael Forster makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Michael Forster misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:35 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Studer gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 02:23 | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 02:22 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Studer snags the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 02:05 | Quinnipiac | Christopher Bush loses the dribble to Travis Clark | 70-63 |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Kurt Klopfenstein steps in front of the Michael Forster pass in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| 01:48 | Quinnipiac | Charles Daniels denies the turnaround by Christopher Bush | 70-63 |
| 01:46 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Studer pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:31 | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Charles Daniels gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:13 | Murray State | Charles Daniels misses the easy open layup | 70-63 |
| 01:11 | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:11 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey (PG), Arthur Gigliotti (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF), Danny Warfel (C) Jimmy Ricketson, Michael Forster, Scott Doherty, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Zachary Knight (PF), Martin Beavers (C) Christopher Bush, Jeffery Studer | |
| 00:58 | Quinnipiac | Zachary Knight hits a 3 from the left wing | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Travis Clark is hacked by Kurt Klopfenstein in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kurt Klopfenstein, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Quinnipiac | Arthur Gigliotti steps in front of the Zachary Knight pass | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Kurt Klopfenstein is called for the reach on Danny Warfel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurt Klopfenstein, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Danny Warfel makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Danny Warfel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Quinnipiac | Brandon Hannah's pass is intercepted by Travis Clark | 74-66 |
| 00:36 | Murray State | Travis Clark slams it home | 76-66 |
| 00:30 | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Danny Warfel - foul #2 on Danny Warfel, team foul #11 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Michael Forster (SG), Scott Doherty (SF), Jeffrey Kottwitz (PF), Charles Daniels (C) Tyrone Hickey, Travis Clark, Arthur Gigliotti, Calvin Malloy, Danny Warfel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija (SG), Christopher Galiano (SF), Christopher Bush (PF), Douglas Burnett (C) Dale Turner, Brandon Hannah, Zachary Knight, Martin Beavers | |
| 00:30 | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:30 | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:30 | Quinnipiac | Kurt Klopfenstein makes the 3rd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Justin Marquis is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Klopfenstein - foul #5 on Kurt Klopfenstein, team foul #14 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey (PG), Arthur Gigliotti (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF), Danny Warfel (C) Michael Forster, Scott Doherty, Jeffrey Kottwitz, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Dale Turner (SG), Brandon Hannah (SF), Zachary Knight (PF), Martin Beavers (C) Kurt Klopfenstein, Christopher Galiano, Christopher Bush, Douglas Burnett | |
| 00:28 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-68 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Justin Marquis makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Justin Marquis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:24 | Quinnipiac | Lon Leija misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-68 |
| 00:23 | Murray State | Arthur Gigliotti snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Tyrone Hickey runs out the clock | 78-68 |