| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Gary Tibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Whittenburg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Pal (fresh) PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Jordan (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Malcom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Chisolm (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Holthaus (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Tennessee State | Frank Brown is called for the reach on Gary Tibbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Brown, team foul #1 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (PG) Frank Brown | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee State | Cecil Clement steals it from Gary Tibbs | 19-29 |
| 19:27 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 19-29 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 19:15 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 19:09 | Murray State | Gary Tibbs picks off the pass by Brian Chisolm | 19-29 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Malcom - foul #1 on Anthony Malcom, team foul #2 | 19-29 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Whittenburg - foul #2 on Robert Whittenburg, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle (SF), James Pangle (PF) Paul Pal, Robert Nicholas | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (SG) Robert Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:39 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cecil Clement | 21-33 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee State | James Pangle misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-33 |
| 17:21 | Murray State | Christopher Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 17:05 | Murray State | Christopher Graham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-33 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee State | James Pangle grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee State | Cecil Clement steals it from James Pangle in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Anthony Malcom misses the dunk attempt | 21-33 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee State | Cecil Clement is called for the reach on Joseph Doyle - foul #2 on Cecil Clement, team foul #3 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg (SG), Paul Pal (SF), Donald Wiggins (C) Gary Tibbs, Joseph Doyle, Randall Jordan | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:42 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal drills a turnaround near the basket | 23-33 |
| 16:11 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Graham | 23-35 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Whittenburg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Pal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Pangle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wiggins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cecil Clement (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Malcom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Graham (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Chisolm (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Holthaus (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Whittenburg - foul #3 on Robert Whittenburg, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs (PG), Wayne Anderson (SG), Robert Nicholas (PF) Clinton Taylor, Robert Whittenburg, James Pangle | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Brown (PG) Cecil Clement | |
| 15:45 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 15:45 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal is fouled on the floor by Danny Holthaus - foul #2 on Danny Holthaus, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle (SF), Randall Jordan (C) Paul Pal, Donald Wiggins | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 15:06 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-37 |
| 15:04 | Murray State | Danny Holthaus gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 14:36 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm hits a shot from the right side | 26-39 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Tibbs | 29-39 |
| 13:56 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm is denied on a layup by Robert Nicholas | 29-39 |
| 13:55 | Murray State | Frank Brown tips it in | 29-41 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 12:54 | Murray State | Christopher Graham knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 12:38 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Pal (SF), James Pangle (PF) Joseph Doyle, Robert Nicholas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dale Parsons (PF) Brian Chisolm | |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Christopher Graham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Gary Tibbs - foul #2 on Gary Tibbs, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Christopher Graham makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee State | James Pangle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Malcom - foul #2 on Anthony Malcom, team foul #5 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG) Gary Tibbs | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 12:03 | Tennessee State | James Pangle misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee State | James Pangle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Pal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Pangle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Malcom (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Graham (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dale Parsons (fresh) C - Danny Holthaus (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Murray State | Frank Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee State | James Pangle gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Dale Parsons grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 11:00 | Murray State | Christopher Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs (PG), Robert Whittenburg (SG), Donald Wiggins (C) Clinton Taylor, Wayne Anderson, Randall Jordan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), Brian Chisolm (PF), Xing-Fu Wang (C) Anthony Malcom, Christopher Graham, Dale Parsons, Danny Holthaus | |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | James Pangle is fouled on the floor by Frank Brown - foul #4 on Frank Brown, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez (SG) Frank Brown | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 35-47 |
| 10:08 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Pangle - foul #1 on James Pangle, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle (SF), Robert Nicholas (PF) Paul Pal, James Pangle | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 10:08 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:08 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Whittenburg | 38-49 |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Cecil Clement makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez and the foul's on Robert Whittenburg - foul #4 on Robert Whittenburg, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson (SG), Randall Jordan (C) Robert Whittenburg, Donald Wiggins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dale Parsons (PF) Brian Chisolm | |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Cecil Clement makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee State | Juan Gonzalez steals the ball from Robert Nicholas | 38-52 |
| 08:46 | Murray State | Dale Parsons misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Nicholas - foul #2 on Robert Nicholas, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), James Pangle (PF) Gary Tibbs, Robert Nicholas | |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Malcom (SG), Christopher Graham (SF), Danny Holthaus (C) Ramon Rodriguez, Juan Gonzalez, Xing-Fu Wang | |
| 08:46 | Murray State | Dale Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:46 | Murray State | Dale Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 08:37 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 08:36 | Murray State | Cecil Clement gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Cecil Clement's pass is intercepted by Clinton Taylor | 38-53 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle can't finish the layup | 38-53 |
| 08:09 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Danny Holthaus | 38-53 |
| 07:46 | Murray State | Cecil Clement clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-53 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Doyle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Pangle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cecil Clement (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Malcom (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Graham (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dale Parsons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Danny Holthaus (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan tips it but misses | 38-53 |
| 07:30 | Murray State | Cecil Clement pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Christopher Graham clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee State | James Pangle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee State | Cecil Clement steals it from Joseph Doyle in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 06:56 | Murray State | Dale Parsons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Clement | 38-55 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee State | James Pangle misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Parsons - foul #1 on Dale Parsons, team foul #7 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs (PG), Robert Whittenburg (SG), Paul Pal (SF), Donald Wiggins (C) Clinton Taylor, Wayne Anderson, Joseph Doyle, Randall Jordan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Brown (PG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), Brian Chisolm (PF), Xing-Fu Wang (C) Anthony Malcom, Christopher Graham, Dale Parsons, Danny Holthaus | |
| 06:41 | Tennessee State | James Pangle makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee State | James Pangle misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 06:41 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 06:19 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas (PF) James Pangle | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 06:05 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-55 |
| 06:04 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 05:42 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm is fouled on the floor by Paul Pal - foul #2 on Paul Pal, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez (SG) Cecil Clement | |
| 05:42 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:42 | Murray State | Brian Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-57 |
| 05:19 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-57 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg pulls down the rebound | 39-57 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas misses short on a shot from the left side | 39-57 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas tips it but misses | 39-57 |
| 05:00 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 04:31 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Juan Gonzalez | 39-59 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Juan Gonzalez - foul #1 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Raymond Oles (SG), Joseph Doyle (PF), James Pangle (C) Gary Tibbs, Robert Whittenburg, Robert Nicholas, Donald Wiggins | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (PG), Dale Parsons (PF) Frank Brown, Brian Chisolm | |
| 04:22 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 04:08 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 41-59 |
| 04:07 | Murray State | Juan Gonzalez tips it home | 41-61 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee State | James Pangle hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Clinton Taylor | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:32 | Murray State | Dale Parsons scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Xing-Fu Wang | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Oles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Pal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Doyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Pangle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Cecil Clement (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ramon Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Xing-Fu Wang (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Ramon Rodriguez - foul #1 on Ramon Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 43-63 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal makes the 3rd free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Pangle - foul #2 on James Pangle, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg (SG), Donald Wiggins (C) Paul Pal, James Pangle | |
| Subs | Murray State | Tyler Plummer (SG) Cecil Clement | |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 02:47 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-65 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dale Parsons | 46-67 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-67 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Xing-Fu Wang grabs the board | 46-67 |
| 01:37 | Murray State | Dale Parsons lays it up and in set up by Ramon Rodriguez | 46-69 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Xing-Fu Wang - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Wang, team foul #10 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Pangle (PF) Raymond Oles | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cecil Clement (PG) Tyler Plummer | |
| 01:23 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez is hacked by James Pangle - foul #3 on James Pangle, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-71 |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Dale Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clinton Taylor - foul #2 on Clinton Taylor, team foul #10 | 47-71 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Ramon Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor is hacked by Dale Parsons - foul #2 on Dale Parsons, team foul #11 | 47-73 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | Dale Parsons snags the defensive board | 47-73 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Cecil Clement runs out the clock | 47-73 |