| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin Marquis (fresh) SG - Travis Clark (fresh) SF - Scott Gray (fresh) PF - Calvin Malloy (fresh) C - Edward Starr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Charles Cotner (fresh) SG - Grover Howard (fresh) SF - Willard Davis (fresh) PF - Claude Brandt (fresh) C - Paul Wadsworth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Duquesne | Willard Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Duquesne | Willard Davis clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Gray - foul #1 on Scott Gray, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Duquesne | Willard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Duquesne | Willard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Murray State | Justin Marquis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Malloy | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Edward Starr hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Marquis | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Duquesne | Willard Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Murray State | Edward Starr clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Duquesne | Willard Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Murray State | Travis Clark snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Murray State | Travis Clark is hacked by Grover Howard - foul #1 on Grover Howard, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Murray State | The short jumper by Edward Starr is denied by Claude Brandt | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Murray State | Edward Starr snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Murray State | Justin Marquis misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Cotner - foul #1 on Charles Cotner, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Murray State | Justin Marquis makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Murray State | Justin Marquis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:07 | Duquesne | Calvin Malloy picks off the pass by Charles Cotner | 6-2 |
| 17:01 | Murray State | Scott Gray hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Marquis | 8-2 |
| 16:39 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 8-2 |
| 16:37 | Murray State | Edward Starr grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 16:16 | Murray State | Grover Howard takes the ball from Justin Marquis | 8-2 |
| 16:14 | Duquesne | Travis Clark picks off the pass by Claude Brandt in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Claude Brandt - foul #1 on Claude Brandt, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Doherty (SF), Charles Daniels (C) Justin Marquis, Travis Clark, Scott Gray, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (PG), Tony Richter (SG), Steven Chambers (SF), Thomas Neal (PF), Charles Harper (C) Charles Cotner, Grover Howard, Willard Davis, Claude Brandt, Paul Wadsworth | |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:01 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Michael Forster (fresh) SG - Les Hopp (fresh) SF - Scott Doherty (fresh) PF - Calvin Malloy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Randal Brock (fresh) SG - Tony Richter (fresh) SF - Steven Chambers (fresh) PF - Thomas Neal (fresh) C - Charles Harper (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-2 |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Michael Forster grabs the board | 10-2 |
| 15:18 | Murray State | Charles Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-2 |
| 15:17 | Duquesne | Randal Brock gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:12 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-2 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Hayes (C) Calvin Malloy | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 14:59 | Murray State | Les Hopp clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-2 |
| 14:57 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal snags the defensive board | 10-2 |
| 14:55 | Duquesne | Tony Richter is hacked by Les Hopp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Les Hopp, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Scott Gray (SF) Michael Forster, Les Hopp, Scott Doherty | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 14:45 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Grover Howard (SG) Tony Richter | |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Charles Harper steals the ball from Travis Clark | 10-2 |
| 14:11 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-2 |
| 14:09 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 13:47 | Duquesne | Grover Howard can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-2 |
| 13:45 | Duquesne | Charles Harper grabs the offensive board | 10-2 |
| 13:40 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 10-2 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | Scott Gray gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 13:27 | Murray State | Charles Hayes's pass is intercepted by Thomas Neal | 10-2 |
| 13:23 | Duquesne | Grover Howard is hacked by Charles Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Hayes, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Michael Forster (SF), Scott Doherty (PF), Edward Starr (C) Justin Marquis, Travis Clark, Scott Gray, Charles Daniels, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Charles Cotner (PG), Tony Richter (SG), Willard Davis (SF), Claude Brandt (PF), Paul Wadsworth (C) Randal Brock, Grover Howard, Steven Chambers, Thomas Neal, Charles Harper | |
| 13:06 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Willard Davis | 10-5 |
| 12:56 | Murray State | Claude Brandt is called for the reach on Anthony Johnson - foul #2 on Claude Brandt, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | Calvin Malloy (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Thomas Neal (PF) Claude Brandt | |
| 12:51 | Murray State | Edward Starr clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Cotner - foul #2 on Charles Cotner, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Paul Dehoyos (PG) Charles Cotner | |
| 12:51 | Murray State | Edward Starr makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:51 | Murray State | Edward Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 12:30 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 12:28 | Murray State | Les Hopp grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Dehoyos - foul #1 on Paul Dehoyos, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | Travis Clark (SG), Zoran Koualeski (C) Scott Doherty, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Grover Howard (SG) Tony Richter | |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 12:16 | Murray State | Les Hopp makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 11:51 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal is hacked by Calvin Malloy - foul #1 on Calvin Malloy, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Scott Gray (SF) Les Hopp, Michael Forster | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Tony Richter (SF) Willard Davis | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin Marquis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fresh) SF - Scott Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zoran Koualeski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Paul Dehoyos (fresh) SG - Grover Howard (fresh) SF - Tony Richter (fresh) PF - Thomas Neal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Wadsworth (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Duquesne | Grover Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 13-5 |
| 11:22 | Murray State | Justin Marquis gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 11:05 | Murray State | Paul Wadsworth takes the ball from Zoran Koualeski | 13-5 |
| 10:51 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Grover Howard | 13-7 |
| 10:47 | Murray State | Paul Wadsworth is called for the reach on Scott Gray - foul #1 on Paul Wadsworth, team foul #7 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Doherty (PF), Edward Starr (C) Justin Marquis, Travis Clark, Calvin Malloy, Zoran Koualeski | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (PG), Edward Reddy (SG), Willard Davis (SF), Steven Chambers (PF) Paul Dehoyos, Grover Howard, Tony Richter, Thomas Neal | |
| 10:47 | Murray State | Scott Gray misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 10:47 | Duquesne | Willard Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 10:37 | Duquesne | Willard Davis misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 10:35 | Murray State | Edward Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 10:29 | Murray State | Les Hopp scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 10:14 | Duquesne | Randal Brock is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Reddy | 16-10 |
| 10:10 | Murray State | Les Hopp drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Johnson | 18-10 |
| 09:55 | Duquesne | Edward Reddy is fouled on the floor by Les Hopp - foul #2 on Les Hopp, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Michael Forster (SG), Charles Daniels (PF) Anthony Johnson, Les Hopp, Scott Gray | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Grover Howard (SG), Charles Harper (PF) Edward Reddy, Paul Wadsworth | |
| 09:41 | Duquesne | Grover Howard is alone and drills a shot from the right side | 18-12 |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Edward Starr misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-12 |
| 09:22 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Randal Brock | 18-12 |
| 09:18 | Duquesne | Grover Howard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Harper | 18-15 |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Charles Daniels misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Harper - foul #1 on Charles Harper, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Calvin Malloy (PF) Justin Marquis, Scott Doherty, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Paul Dehoyos (PG), Tony Richter (SF), Thomas Neal (PF), Paul Wadsworth (C) Randal Brock, Willard Davis, Charles Harper, Steven Chambers | |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Charles Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Charles Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:33 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal travels with the ball | 19-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Gray (SF), Charles Hayes (C) Michael Forster, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Willard Davis (SF) Grover Howard | |
| 08:18 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy misses badly on a floater from the right block | 19-15 |
| 08:16 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:13 | Duquesne | Willard Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Gray - foul #2 on Scott Gray, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (SF) Scott Gray | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 07:51 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth hits a jump hook near the basket | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fresh) SF - Michael Forster (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Paul Dehoyos (fresh) SG - Tony Richter (fresh) SF - Willard Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Neal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-17 |
| 07:45 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 07:33 | Duquesne | Tony Richter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tony Richter, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (PG), Grover Howard (SG) Paul Dehoyos, Willard Davis | |
| 07:04 | Murray State | Justin Marquis makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Travis Clark | 22-17 |
| 06:48 | Duquesne | Tony Richter misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-17 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Michael Forster snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 06:34 | Murray State | Paul Wadsworth takes the ball from Travis Clark | 22-17 |
| 06:31 | Duquesne | Justin Marquis steps in front of the Tony Richter pass in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Randal Brock steps in front of the Travis Clark pass | 22-17 |
| 06:08 | Duquesne | Randal Brock misses the dunk | 22-17 |
| 06:07 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Travis Clark | 22-17 |
| 05:49 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 05:30 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 05:29 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:16 | Duquesne | Grover Howard drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Randal Brock | 24-19 |
| 05:01 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Justin Marquis | 26-19 |
| 04:57 | Duquesne | Travis Clark is called for the reach on Grover Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Clark, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Scott Doherty (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Edward Starr (C) Justin Marquis, Michael Forster, Calvin Malloy, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Paul Dehoyos (PG), Willard Davis (SF), Charles Harper (PF), Steven Chambers (C) Randal Brock, Tony Richter, Thomas Neal, Paul Wadsworth | |
| 04:57 | Duquesne | Grover Howard makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:57 | Duquesne | Grover Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Scott Doherty knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-21 |
| 04:24 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-21 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Charles Daniels gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:07 | Murray State | Scott Doherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Edward Reddy (SG) Grover Howard | |
| 03:54 | Duquesne | Travis Clark takes the ball from Charles Harper | 29-21 |
| 03:42 | Murray State | Charles Daniels hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Doherty | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Clark (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Doherty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Paul Dehoyos (fresh) SG - Edward Reddy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Harper (fresh) C - Steven Chambers (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Duquesne | Willard Davis makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Dehoyos | 31-23 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Edward Starr is called for traveling | 31-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF), Zoran Koualeski (C) Anthony Johnson, Travis Clark, Scott Doherty, Charles Daniels, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Charles Cotner (PG), Claude Brandt (PF), Paul Wadsworth (C) Paul Dehoyos, Charles Harper, Steven Chambers | |
| 02:55 | Duquesne | Scott Gray is called for the reach on Charles Cotner - foul #3 on Scott Gray, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (SF) Scott Gray | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 02:55 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:38 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Zoran Koualeski | 34-23 |
| 02:24 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 02:23 | Murray State | Les Hopp gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 02:08 | Murray State | Justin Marquis misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 02:07 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 02:04 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth's pass is intercepted by Justin Marquis in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 01:59 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy is whistled for a carry | 34-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Doherty (SF), Edward Starr (C) Michael Forster, Zoran Koualeski | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (SG) Edward Reddy | |
| 01:40 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner is hacked by Calvin Malloy - foul #2 on Calvin Malloy, team foul #9 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Charles Daniels (PF) Justin Marquis, Les Hopp, Calvin Malloy | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Steven Chambers (SF) Willard Davis | |
| 01:40 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:40 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:40 | Murray State | Charles Daniels grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Grover Howard (SG) Charles Cotner | |
| 01:23 | Duquesne | Travis Clark picks off the pass by Randal Brock in the backcourt | 34-24 |
| 01:06 | Murray State | Edward Starr scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Travis Clark | 36-24 |
| 00:46 | Duquesne | Randal Brock misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Daniels - foul #1 on Charles Daniels, team foul #10 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Calvin Malloy (PF), Zoran Koualeski (C) Anthony Johnson, Charles Daniels, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Tony Richter (SF), Charles Harper (C) Steven Chambers, Paul Wadsworth | |
| 00:46 | Duquesne | Randal Brock misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 00:46 | Duquesne | Randal Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy banks in the layup | 38-25 |
| 00:04 | Duquesne | Randal Brock misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 00:02 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 00:00 | Duquesne | The clock runs out | 38-25 |