| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Olin Zenk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antony Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arturo Meza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Griggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Willie Wise inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 19:45 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci tips it in | 36-34 |
| 19:29 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez misses the jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:28 | Murray State | James Griggs grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 19:17 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:57 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel is denied on a layup by Jeremy Townsend | 36-34 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 18:49 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 18:48 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 18:26 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Arturo Meza | 39-34 |
| 18:19 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez misses the dunk attempt | 39-34 |
| 18:17 | Murray State | James Griggs snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:59 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz is fouled on the floor by Willie Wise - foul #3 on Willie Wise, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Clifford Askew (SF) Willie Wise | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rex Saunders (PF), Peter Keating (C) James Griggs, Jeremy Townsend | |
| 17:46 | Murray State | Cory Schantz misses the lay-in | 39-34 |
| 17:45 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:17 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 39-34 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Rex Saunders | 39-34 |
| 16:52 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 16:40 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Dennis Sexton (C) Olin Zenk, Antony Ricci, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Dews (PG), Joseph Houseknecht (SG), Stephen Milo (SF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Donald Schwartz, Cory Schantz, Richard Guiterrez, Peter Keating | |
| 16:24 | Murray State | Joseph Houseknecht comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-36 |
| 16:23 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:03 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ramon Vasquez | 41-36 |
| 15:42 | Murray State | Kyle Dews misses the driving attempt from the right block | 41-36 |
| 15:40 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Rex Saunders | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ramon Vasquez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Askew (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kyle Dews (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Houseknecht (fresh) SF - Stephen Milo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rex Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Kyle Dews scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Milo and he's hacked by Ramon Vasquez - foul #2 on Ramon Vasquez, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Minh Ming (SG), Willie Wise (SF), Antony Ricci (PF) Dima Ziel, Dikembe Banda, Dennis Sexton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Schantz (SG), James Griggs (PF), Peter Keating (C) Joseph Houseknecht, Rex Saunders, Jeremy Townsend | |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Kyle Dews makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:18 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kyle Dews - foul #1 on Kyle Dews, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 15:18 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:18 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Peter Keating misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 15:00 | Murray State | Cory Schantz hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 14:46 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew is whistled for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Olin Zenk (SG), Arturo Meza (C) Minh Ming, Clifford Askew | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Richard Guiterrez (SF) Kyle Dews, Stephen Milo | |
| 14:28 | Murray State | Peter Keating knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Donald Schwartz | 43-43 |
| 14:05 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 14:04 | Murray State | Peter Keating grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Peter Keating clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 13:49 | Murray State | James Griggs hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 13:32 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Antony Ricci | 46-45 |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Peter Keating hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 13:07 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 13:05 | Murray State | Peter Keating grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 12:58 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez makes the driving attempt from close range | 46-49 |
| 12:38 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ramon Vasquez, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dima Ziel (PG), Minh Ming (SG), Clifford Askew (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Dennis Sexton (C) Ramon Vasquez, Olin Zenk, Willie Wise, Antony Ricci, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Dews (PG), Joseph Houseknecht (SG), Stephen Milo (SF), Rex Saunders (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Donald Schwartz, Cory Schantz, Richard Guiterrez, James Griggs, Peter Keating | |
| 12:21 | Murray State | Rex Saunders is called for a charge - foul #2 on Rex Saunders, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| 12:03 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Clifford Askew | 49-49 |
| 11:51 | Murray State | Stephen Milo connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Kyle Dews | 49-51 |
| 11:31 | Hawaii | Minh Ming clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 11:29 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Minh Ming (fresh) SF - Clifford Askew (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kyle Dews (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Houseknecht (fresh) SF - Stephen Milo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rex Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-51 |
| 11:07 | Murray State | Kyle Dews grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:00 | Murray State | Stephen Milo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 10:59 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Clifford Askew | 51-51 |
| 10:41 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 10:40 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 10:31 | Murray State | Joseph Houseknecht makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Milo and the foul's on Dennis Sexton - foul #3 on Dennis Sexton, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Olin Zenk (SG), Willie Wise (SF), Antony Ricci (PF), Arturo Meza (C) Minh Ming, Clifford Askew, Dikembe Banda, Dennis Sexton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Schantz (SG), Richard Guiterrez (SF), Peter Keating (C) Kyle Dews, Stephen Milo, Jeremy Townsend | |
| 10:31 | Murray State | Joseph Houseknecht makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:13 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 10:05 | Murray State | Rex Saunders can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Arturo Meza - foul #3 on Arturo Meza, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG) Joseph Houseknecht | |
| 10:05 | Murray State | Rex Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:05 | Murray State | Rex Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:46 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci lays it in set up by Dima Ziel | 55-56 |
| 09:25 | Murray State | Rex Saunders knocks in the shot in the paint | 55-58 |
| 09:14 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dima Ziel and the foul's on Peter Keating - foul #1 on Peter Keating, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Griggs (PF) Rex Saunders | |
| 09:14 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willie Wise - foul #4 on Willie Wise, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (PG), Clifford Askew (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Dima Ziel, Willie Wise, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend (C) Peter Keating | |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:34 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 08:32 | Murray State | Cory Schantz pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:15 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez misses short on a floater from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 08:14 | Murray State | Cory Schantz tips it but misses | 58-59 |
| 08:13 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 07:57 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Askew | 61-59 |
| 07:45 | Murray State | Olin Zenk steps in front of the Cory Schantz pass | 61-59 |
| 07:24 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Banda | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ramon Vasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Olin Zenk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Clifford Askew (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Antony Ricci (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cory Schantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Griggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Guiterrez, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dima Ziel (PG), Willie Wise (SF), Arturo Meza (C) Olin Zenk, Antony Ricci, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Dews (PG), Joseph Houseknecht (SG), Stephen Milo (SF), Rex Saunders (PF), Peter Keating (C) Donald Schwartz, Cory Schantz, Richard Guiterrez, James Griggs, Jeremy Townsend | |
| 06:57 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Clifford Askew steps in front of the Kyle Dews pass | 63-59 |
| 06:26 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew misses long on a floater from close range | 63-59 |
| 06:25 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez tips it in | 65-59 |
| 06:12 | Murray State | Joseph Houseknecht can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 06:10 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:53 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 05:51 | Murray State | Stephen Milo grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 05:46 | Murray State | Joseph Houseknecht loses the dribble to Dima Ziel | 65-59 |
| 05:32 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel misses short on a floater from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 05:30 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Rex Saunders | 65-59 |
| 05:14 | Murray State | Stephen Milo buries a jump hook from close range | 65-61 |
| 04:45 | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-61 |
| 04:44 | Murray State | Stephen Milo snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 04:44 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Olin Zenk (SG), Antony Ricci (PF) Ramon Vasquez, Clifford Askew | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Cory Schantz (SG), Richard Guiterrez (SF), James Griggs (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Kyle Dews, Joseph Houseknecht, Stephen Milo, Rex Saunders, Peter Keating | |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Schantz | 65-63 |
| 04:16 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel is fouled on the floor by Donald Schwartz - foul #2 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| 03:58 | Hawaii | Jeremy Townsend swats the short shot by Arturo Meza | 65-63 |
| 03:57 | Murray State | Cory Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:51 | Murray State | Cory Schantz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dima Ziel - foul #2 on Dima Ziel, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Clifford Askew (C) Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 03:51 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:51 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:31 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew is fouled on the floor by Cory Schantz - foul #1 on Cory Schantz, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| 03:20 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel lays it in and he's hacked by Cory Schantz - foul #2 on Cory Schantz, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 03:20 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Olin Zenk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Willie Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Antony Ricci (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifford Askew (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-65 |
| 03:02 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 02:47 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew scores on a floater in the lane set up by Willie Wise and he's fouled by Jeremy Townsend - foul #2 on Jeremy Townsend, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Arturo Meza (C) Willie Wise | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rex Saunders (PF), Peter Keating (C) James Griggs, Jeremy Townsend | |
| 02:47 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew makes the free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:44 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Willie Wise (SF) Clifford Askew | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Griggs (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Rex Saunders, Peter Keating | |
| 02:34 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-65 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | James Griggs grabs the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 02:23 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Griggs | 71-67 |
| 02:12 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:58 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 01:38 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel is whistled for a carry | 71-69 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Wise - foul #5 on Willie Wise, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Clifford Askew (SF) Willie Wise | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:53 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dima Ziel | 74-71 |
| 00:40 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-71 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Arturo Meza | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Cory Schantz is called for the reach on Dima Ziel - foul #3 on Cory Schantz, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (SG) Olin Zenk | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Townsend | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Murray State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Cory Schantz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Olin Zenk (SG) Ramon Vasquez | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel misses the halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Olin Zenk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Clifford Askew (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antony Ricci (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Arturo Meza (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Hawaii | Jeremy Townsend picks off the pass by Dima Ziel | 74-74 |
| 04:38 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Schwartz | 74-76 |
| 04:09 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 04:07 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci tips it home | 76-76 |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend's pass is intercepted by Olin Zenk | 76-76 |
| 03:28 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Schwartz - foul #3 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #10 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rex Saunders (PF) James Griggs | |
| 03:28 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:28 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:28 | Murray State | Rex Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:13 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz drills a floater from the left block | 77-78 |
| 03:07 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza banks in the layup on a nice dish by Antony Ricci | 79-78 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | Rex Saunders misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-78 |
| 02:44 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci pulls down the rebound | 79-78 |
| 02:29 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Arturo Meza | 81-78 |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Cory Schantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-78 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Dennis Sexton (C) Olin Zenk, Antony Ricci, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Dews (PG), Joseph Houseknecht (SG), Stephen Milo (SF), Peter Keating (C) Donald Schwartz, Cory Schantz, Richard Guiterrez, Jeremy Townsend | |
| 02:05 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Antony Ricci (PF) Dennis Sexton | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Cory Schantz (SG), Richard Guiterrez (SF), James Griggs (PF) Kyle Dews, Joseph Houseknecht, Stephen Milo, Rex Saunders | |
| 01:53 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 81-78 |
| 01:51 | Murray State | Peter Keating pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| 01:42 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 81-78 |
| 01:41 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci grabs the board | 81-78 |
| 01:28 | Hawaii | Antony Ricci connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ramon Vasquez | 83-78 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 83-78 |
| 01:14 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz gets the offensive rebound | 83-78 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-78 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Olin Zenk (SG), Arturo Meza (C) Ramon Vasquez, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend (C) Peter Keating | |
| 00:52 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew can't finish the layup | 83-78 |
| 00:51 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew grabs the offensive rebound | 83-78 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dima Ziel (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Olin Zenk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Clifford Askew (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antony Ricci (fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. C - Arturo Meza (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jeremy Townsend - foul #3 on Jeremy Townsend, team foul #11 | 85-78 |
| 00:28 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza makes the free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Cory Schantz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 86-78 |
| 00:20 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew grabs the board | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Schwartz - foul #4 on Donald Schwartz, team foul #12 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Mark Nicoll (SF) Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:18 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:18 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez clanks a jump hook in the lane | 88-78 |
| 00:09 | Hawaii | Clifford Askew snags the defensive board | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Dima Ziel runs out the clock | 88-78 |