| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Chad Koch (fresh) SG - Drew Brown (fresh) SF - Alva Eliszewski (fresh) PF - Rudy White (fresh) C - Douglas Daigre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fresh) SG - Anthony Malcom (fresh) SF - Christopher Graham (fresh) PF - Brian Chisolm (fresh) C - Danny Holthaus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee Martin | Danny Holthaus steals the ball from Douglas Daigre | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Brian Chisolm | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee Martin | Drew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Drew Brown and he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch makes the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm lays it in set up by Frank Brown | 4-4 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Murray State | Christopher Graham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee Martin | Rudy White pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee Martin | Alva Eliszewski misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Murray State | Frank Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Christopher Graham hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Frank Brown | 6-7 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Martin | Brian Chisolm swats the short shot by Alva Eliszewski | 6-7 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Christopher Graham pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson (PG), Richard Banes (SG), John Lacey (SF), Richard Maguire (PF), Shawn Blauser (C) Chad Koch, Drew Brown, Alva Eliszewski, Rudy White, Douglas Daigre | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Maguire hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Graham - foul #1 on Christopher Graham, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Maguire misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Maguire makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Murray State | Christopher Graham misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Lacey - foul #1 on John Lacey, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Murray State | Christopher Graham makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Murray State | Christopher Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) SG - Richard Banes (fresh) SF - John Lacey (fresh) PF - Richard Maguire (fresh) 1 pts. C - Shawn Blauser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Malcom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Chisolm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Holthaus (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Martin | Christopher Graham is called for the reach on Richard Banes - foul #2 on Christopher Graham, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez (SF) Christopher Graham | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Maguire knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Lacey - foul #2 on John Lacey, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch (PG) John Lacey | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 14:45 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Juan Gonzalez | 10-11 |
| 14:40 | Murray State | Frank Brown is hacked by Shawn Blauser - foul #1 on Shawn Blauser, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Drew Brown (SG) Richard Banes | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:26 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm misses the shot from close range | 10-11 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch makes the jump hook from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 13:58 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm scores on a floater near the basket set up by Frank Brown | 12-13 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Blauser | 12-13 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side | 14-13 |
| 13:12 | Murray State | The pull-up jumper by Danny Holthaus is blocked by Shawn Blauser | 14-13 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Martin | Drew Brown buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Richard Maguire | 16-13 |
| 12:59 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus is hacked by Andrew Nelson - foul #1 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes (PG), Robert Messner (SG), Alva Eliszewski (SF), Rudy White (PF), Douglas Daigre (C) Chad Koch, Drew Brown, Richard Maguire, Shawn Blauser, Andrew Nelson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:49 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm is denied on a layup by Rudy White | 16-13 |
| 12:48 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez tips it in | 16-15 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner double dribbles | 16-15 |
| 12:24 | Murray State | Alva Eliszewski picks off the pass by Juan Gonzalez | 16-15 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Drew Brown (SG) Robert Messner | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 11:47 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee Martin | Alva Eliszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Richard Banes (fresh) SG - Drew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Eliszewski (fresh) PF - Rudy White (fresh) C - Douglas Daigre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Malcom (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Chisolm (tiring) 6 pts. C - Danny Holthaus (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Malcom - foul #1 on Anthony Malcom, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Maguire (C) Douglas Daigre | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:27 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Drew Brown - foul #1 on Drew Brown, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch (PG) Richard Banes | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 11:14 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:14 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee Martin | Rudy White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Chisolm - foul #1 on Brian Chisolm, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dale Parsons (PF) Brian Chisolm | |
| 10:54 | Tennessee Martin | Rudy White misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee Martin | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus can't finish the layup | 18-17 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Maguire grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee Martin | Alva Eliszewski knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Chad Koch | 20-17 |
| 10:05 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Brown | 20-19 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 09:58 | Murray State | Dale Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:45 | Murray State | Dale Parsons clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Drew Brown - foul #2 on Drew Brown, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson (SG), Shawn Blauser (PF), Douglas Daigre (C) Drew Brown, Alva Eliszewski, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (SG), Xing-Fu Wang (C) Anthony Malcom, Danny Holthaus | |
| 09:45 | Murray State | Dale Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:45 | Murray State | Dale Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Martin | Dale Parsons steps in front of the Chad Koch pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 20-20 |
| 09:12 | Murray State | Frank Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Xing-Fu Wang | 20-23 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre misses the tip | 20-23 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser can't tip it in | 20-23 |
| 09:03 | Murray State | Cecil Clement grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Andrew Nelson is called for the reach on Cecil Clement - foul #2 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes (SG), Alva Eliszewski (SF) Andrew Nelson, Richard Maguire | |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyler Plummer (SF), Brian Chisolm (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Dale Parsons | |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Cecil Clement makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Cecil Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-25 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Blauser | 20-25 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 20-25 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 08:02 | Murray State | Frank Brown hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Cecil Clement | 20-27 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner (SG), Rudy White (PF) Chad Koch, Shawn Blauser | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (SG), Danny Holthaus (C) Cecil Clement, Xing-Fu Wang | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Richard Banes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Messner (fresh) SF - Alva Eliszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudy White (fresh) 1 pts. C - Douglas Daigre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Malcom (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Plummer (fresh) PF - Brian Chisolm (tiring) 6 pts. C - Danny Holthaus (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom blows the layup | 20-27 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Rudy White | 20-27 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee Martin | Alva Eliszewski misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #2 on Frank Brown, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Maguire (C) Douglas Daigre | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (PG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), Dale Parsons (PF) Frank Brown, Tyler Plummer, Brian Chisolm | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee Martin | Alva Eliszewski misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee Martin | Alva Eliszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Messner - foul #1 on Robert Messner, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser (C) Alva Eliszewski | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee Martin | Rudy White is called for a backcourt violation | 21-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch (PG) Richard Banes | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:58 | Murray State | Dale Parsons hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Malcom | 21-32 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Martin | Rudy White can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Danny Holthaus - foul #1 on Danny Holthaus, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang (C) Danny Holthaus | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Martin | Rudy White misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Martin | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:30 | Murray State | Dale Parsons knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Messner, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes (SG), Douglas Daigre (C) Robert Messner, Shawn Blauser | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez (SG) Anthony Malcom | |
| 05:08 | Murray State | Dale Parsons knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Clement | 22-36 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Maguire | 24-36 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ramon Rodriguez | 24-38 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 04:11 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Juan Gonzalez | 24-38 |
| 04:03 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ramon Rodriguez and he's fouled by Douglas Daigre - foul #1 on Douglas Daigre, team foul #10 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roy Jackson (PG), Alva Eliszewski (SF), Shawn Blauser (PF) Chad Koch, Richard Maguire, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (SG), Tyler Plummer (SF), Brian Chisolm (PF) Ramon Rodriguez, Juan Gonzalez, Dale Parsons | |
| 04:03 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang makes the free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser hits the finger roll set up by Roy Jackson | 26-41 |
| 03:31 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang comes up short on the runner in the lane | 26-41 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee Martin | Alva Eliszewski gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Roy Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Banes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alva Eliszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Blauser (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Daigre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cecil Clement (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Malcom (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Plummer (fresh) PF - Brian Chisolm (tiring) 6 pts. C - Xing-Fu Wang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Jackson | 29-41 |
| 03:03 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tyler Plummer | 29-43 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Jackson | 31-43 |
| 02:24 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm is whistled for traveling | 31-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch (PG), Drew Brown (SG), John Lacey (SF), Richard Maguire (PF), Andrew Nelson (C) Roy Jackson, Richard Banes, Alva Eliszewski, Shawn Blauser, Douglas Daigre | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Brown (PG), Christopher Graham (SF), Dale Parsons (PF), Danny Holthaus (C) Anthony Malcom, Tyler Plummer, Brian Chisolm, Xing-Fu Wang | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Martin | Danny Holthaus takes the ball from Richard Maguire | 31-43 |
| 01:50 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus buries a shot from the right wing set up by Frank Brown | 31-45 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Brown - foul #3 on Frank Brown, team foul #8 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Alva Eliszewski (SF), Rudy White (PF) John Lacey, Andrew Nelson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez (PG), Tyler Plummer (SG) Frank Brown, Cecil Clement | |
| 01:31 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | Dale Parsons misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Drew Brown - foul #3 on Drew Brown, team foul #11 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson (SG) Drew Brown | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:18 | Murray State | Dale Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | Dale Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | Christopher Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 00:59 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 33-46 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Dale Parsons hits the follow up shot | 33-48 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Ramon Rodriguez - foul #1 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (SG), Brian Chisolm (PF) Tyler Plummer, Dale Parsons | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Maguire - foul #1 on Richard Maguire, team foul #12 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser (C) Richard Maguire | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Shawn Blauser | 36-49 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch is hacked by Ramon Rodriguez - foul #2 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #10 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey (SF) Alva Eliszewski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (PG) Ramon Rodriguez | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Martin | Chad Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Christopher Graham misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-49 |