| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin Marquis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) SG - David Alderman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Herndon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Quade (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Scott Gray inbounds the ball | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Scott Gray is hacked by Gene Scott - foul #3 on Gene Scott, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (SF) Gene Scott | |
| 19:19 | Murray State | Don Gilmartin is called for the reach on Scott Gray - foul #1 on Don Gilmartin, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 18:57 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee State | David Alderman tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 18:19 | Murray State | Travis Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Marquis | 48-43 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Starr - foul #3 on Edward Starr, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Doherty (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Justin Marquis, Travis Clark, Scott Gray, Calvin Malloy, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar (SF), Clyde Nagy (PF) David Alderman, David Herndon | |
| 18:10 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 18:01 | Murray State | Charles Daniels can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Clyde Nagy | 48-44 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee State | Les Hopp steals it from Bryan Alcantar in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 17:44 | Murray State | Charles Daniels blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 17:42 | Murray State | Scott Doherty tips it home | 50-44 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin misses long on an open floater from the left side | 50-44 |
| 17:22 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Michael Forster | 50-44 |
| 17:05 | Murray State | Charles Daniels scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Les Hopp and the foul's on Clyde Nagy - foul #1 on Clyde Nagy, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF) Michael Forster, Les Hopp, Scott Doherty, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Myler (PG), Carlos Goodwin (SG), Damian Bedard (C) Michael Domingues, Don Gilmartin, Martin Quade | |
| 17:05 | Murray State | Charles Daniels makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 16:47 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Justin Marquis | 53-44 |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Travis Clark misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Clyde Nagy - foul #2 on Clyde Nagy, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | Zoran Koualeski (C) Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG) Carlos Goodwin | |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar is fouled on the floor by Zoran Koualeski - foul #1 on Zoran Koualeski, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (SF), David Herndon (PF) Bryan Alcantar, Clyde Nagy | |
| 16:07 | Tennessee State | Ronald Myler makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Herndon | 55-47 |
| 15:55 | Murray State | Scott Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-47 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Justin Marquis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Malloy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Zoran Koualeski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Myler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Alderman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Gilmartin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Herndon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Damian Bedard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Tennessee State | David Alderman makes the floater from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Justin Marquis misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 15:00 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Marquis | 55-49 |
| 14:49 | Murray State | Justin Marquis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-49 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to David Herndon | 55-49 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee State | David Herndon's pass is intercepted by Justin Marquis in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Justin Marquis connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee State | David Herndon banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Gilmartin | 57-51 |
| 13:29 | Murray State | Scott Gray's pass is intercepted by David Herndon | 57-51 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee State | David Alderman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 13:00 | Murray State | Travis Clark misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 12:59 | Murray State | Scott Gray hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee State | Ronald Myler is hacked by Scott Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Gray, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Forster (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Doherty (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Edward Starr (C) Justin Marquis, Travis Clark, Scott Gray, Calvin Malloy, Zoran Koualeski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues (PG), Bryan Alcantar (SG), Gene Scott (SF), Clyde Nagy (PF), Martin Quade (C) Ronald Myler, David Alderman, Don Gilmartin, David Herndon, Damian Bedard | |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 59-54 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 12:31 | Murray State | Charles Daniels misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Michael Forster tips it back up and in | 61-56 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott's floater is tipped away by Edward Starr | 61-56 |
| 12:08 | Murray State | Edward Starr gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 12:03 | Murray State | Bryan Alcantar takes the ball from Les Hopp | 61-56 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott lays it in on a great pass from Michael Domingues | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Michael Forster (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Les Hopp (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Scott Doherty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Alcantar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Nagy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Quade (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Murray State | Scott Doherty misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar is hacked by Les Hopp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Les Hopp, team foul #4 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Charles Hayes (PF) Scott Doherty, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 11:04 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar is hacked by Charles Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Hayes, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Travis Clark (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF) Les Hopp, Michael Forster, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (PG), Carlos Goodwin (SG) Michael Domingues, Bryan Alcantar | |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by Carlos Goodwin is blocked by Calvin Malloy | 64-61 |
| 10:43 | Murray State | Charles Hayes gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 10:39 | Murray State | Gene Scott steals it from Travis Clark | 64-61 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee State | Carlos Goodwin lays it up and in on a great pass from Gene Scott | 64-63 |
| 10:06 | Murray State | Travis Clark connects on the shot from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | Calvin Malloy is called for the reach on Gene Scott - foul #2 on Calvin Malloy, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Doherty (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Edward Starr (C) Anthony Johnson, Travis Clark, Scott Gray, Calvin Malloy, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues (PG), David Herndon (PF) Gene Scott, Clyde Nagy | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues misses the lay-in | 66-63 |
| 09:36 | Murray State | Edward Starr pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | Edward Starr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Carlos Goodwin | 66-63 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 66-63 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade tips it back up and in | 66-65 |
| 09:09 | Murray State | David Herndon blocks the jumper by Justin Marquis | 66-65 |
| 09:07 | Murray State | Edward Starr snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 08:55 | Murray State | Justin Marquis knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Doherty | 69-65 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee State | Carlos Goodwin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues tips it home | 69-67 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Charles Daniels clanks a jumper in the paint | 69-67 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues connects on the floater near the basket set up by Martin Quade and he's fouled by Les Hopp - foul #3 on Les Hopp, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Michael Forster (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Justin Marquis, Les Hopp, Scott Doherty, Charles Daniels, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG), Bryan Alcantar (SF), Clyde Nagy (PF), Damian Bedard (C) Carlos Goodwin, Don Gilmartin, David Herndon, Martin Quade | |
| 08:09 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues misses the free throw | 69-69 |
| 08:09 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Charles Hayes | 69-69 |
| 07:55 | Murray State | Travis Clark can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 69-69 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Michael Forster tips it back up and in | 71-69 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Alderman | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Forster (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Calvin Malloy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Alderman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Alcantar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clyde Nagy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Damian Bedard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Murray State | Travis Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Damian Bedard | 71-73 |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy buries a floater in the lane | 73-73 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | Bryan Alcantar comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 06:31 | Murray State | Travis Clark gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 06:25 | Murray State | Travis Clark's layup is rejected by Damian Bedard | 73-73 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee State | David Alderman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Zoran Koualeski (C) Anthony Johnson, Travis Clark, Michael Forster, Calvin Malloy, Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin (PG), Carlos Goodwin (SG), Gene Scott (SF), David Herndon (PF), Martin Quade (C) Michael Domingues, David Alderman, Bryan Alcantar, Clyde Nagy, Damian Bedard | |
| 06:03 | Murray State | Justin Marquis makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Gray | 75-73 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-73 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scott Doherty (PF) Zoran Koualeski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:45 | Murray State | Les Hopp misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee State | Carlos Goodwin gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket | 75-75 |
| 05:19 | Murray State | Scott Doherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Travis Clark (SG), Zoran Koualeski (C) Les Hopp, Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy (PF), Damian Bedard (C) David Herndon, Martin Quade | |
| 05:16 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Myler (PG) Carlos Goodwin | |
| 04:55 | Murray State | Travis Clark misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 75-75 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | Damian Bedard snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy misses short on a floater from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 04:38 | Murray State | Scott Doherty grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 04:20 | Murray State | Justin Marquis is hacked by Ronald Myler - foul #1 on Ronald Myler, team foul #5 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | Anthony Johnson (PG), Les Hopp (SG), Michael Forster (SF), Calvin Malloy (PF), Edward Starr (C) Justin Marquis, Travis Clark, Scott Gray, Scott Doherty, Zoran Koualeski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG), Bryan Alcantar (SF), Martin Quade (C) Don Gilmartin, Gene Scott, Damian Bedard | |
| 04:11 | Murray State | Martin Quade denies the turnaround by Anthony Johnson | 75-75 |
| 04:10 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy tips it in | 77-75 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Myler and the foul's on Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #8 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues (PG) Ronald Myler | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | Clyde Nagy misses the free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:51 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy gets the rebound | 77-77 |
| 03:35 | Murray State | Calvin Malloy lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Forster | 79-77 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Les Hopp (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Forster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Calvin Malloy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Domingues (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Alderman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Alcantar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clyde Nagy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Quade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Forster steals the ball from Martin Quade | 79-77 |
| 03:19 | Murray State | Les Hopp can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-77 |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Edward Starr grabs the offensive board | 79-77 |
| 03:05 | Murray State | Anthony Johnson is called for traveling | 79-77 |
| Subs | Murray State | Justin Marquis (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Scott Gray (SF), Charles Daniels (PF), Charles Hayes (C) Anthony Johnson, Les Hopp, Michael Forster, Calvin Malloy, Edward Starr | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gene Scott (SF), Don Gilmartin (PF), Damian Bedard (C) David Alderman, Clyde Nagy, Martin Quade | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues is hacked by Scott Gray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Gray, team foul #9 | 79-77 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Scott Gray drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Marquis | 81-79 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee State | Don Gilmartin connects on the floater in the paint set up by Bryan Alcantar | 81-81 |
| 02:21 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Edward Starr (C) Charles Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Alderman (SG) Bryan Alcantar | |
| 02:04 | Murray State | Travis Clark hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Gray | 83-81 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | Calvin Malloy (PF) Charles Daniels | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Quade (C) Don Gilmartin | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Starr - foul #4 on Edward Starr, team foul #10 | 83-81 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Herndon (PF) Damian Bedard | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Martin Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Scott Gray buries a jumper from the left block | 85-83 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee State | David Alderman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-83 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee State | David Alderman grabs the offensive board | 85-83 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Calvin Malloy - foul #3 on Calvin Malloy, team foul #11 | 85-83 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues makes the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues makes the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Travis Clark knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Justin Marquis | 87-85 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues is hacked by Justin Marquis - foul #3 on Justin Marquis, team foul #12 | 87-85 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues misses the 1st free throw | 87-85 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Michael Domingues misses the 2nd free throw | 87-85 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Scott Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 87-85 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Scott Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Domingues - foul #3 on Michael Domingues, team foul #6 | 87-85 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Travis Clark is hacked by Martin Quade - foul #2 on Martin Quade, team foul #7 | 87-85 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Travis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Gene Scott clanks a halfcourt shot | 89-85 |