| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Corey Sepe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christian Helland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Reece (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Christian Helland inbounds the ball | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Murray State | David Story blocks the short jumper by Christian Helland | 45-46 |
| 19:49 | Murray State | Don Reece tips it home | 47-46 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | Christian Helland steals it from David Story | 47-46 |
| 19:29 | Murray State | Corey Sepe lays it up and in set up by Christian Helland | 49-46 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-46 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 18:43 | Murray State | Corey Sepe pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 18:34 | Murray State | Corey Sepe is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF) Walter O'Neal, Corey Sepe, Christian Helland | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 18:17 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is hacked by Lester Jennings - foul #3 on Lester Jennings, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), Frank Williams (PF) Carlos Seymour, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Tech | Russell Holmes picks off the pass by Scott Ashworth out of a doubleteam | 49-46 |
| 17:53 | Murray State | Russell Holmes hits the finger roll | 51-46 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 17:16 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses badly on a runner in the paint | 51-49 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Russell Holmes scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee Tech | David Story is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 53-54 |
| 16:22 | Murray State | John Nguyen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Walter O'Neal | 56-54 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is open and buries a floater from the right side set up by Raymond Eckles | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Russell Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Reece (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Everett Totten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #2 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Corey Sepe (SG), Christian Helland (PF), Lester Jennings (C) Walter O'Neal, Frank Williams, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Mark Ludlow (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Jean James (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Dennis Mahan, Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Everett Totten, David Story | |
| 15:28 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 15:27 | Murray State | Christian Helland grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 15:18 | Murray State | Louis Dickinson is called for the reach on John Nguyen - foul #1 on Louis Dickinson, team foul #1 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 15:01 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the dunk | 56-56 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Dickinson | 56-58 |
| 14:51 | Murray State | Corey Sepe misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 14:50 | Murray State | Lester Jennings tips it in | 58-58 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SF) Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:32 | Murray State | John Nguyen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson can't tip it in | 58-58 |
| 14:16 | Murray State | Lester Jennings snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 14:01 | Murray State | Mark Ludlow is called for the reach on Corey Sepe - foul #2 on Mark Ludlow, team foul #2 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), Don Reece (C) Russell Holmes, John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Wagnon (PF) Stanley Adair | |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Corey Sepe | 61-58 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Ludlow | 61-58 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow is fouled on the floor by Corey Sepe - foul #2 on Corey Sepe, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Williams (C) Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), David Story (C) Leroy Keach, Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson, Jean James | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee Tech | David Story clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 13:03 | Murray State | Frank Williams snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 12:58 | Murray State | Christian Helland connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Walter O'Neal | 63-58 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dennis Mahan, team foul #3 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Don Reece (C) Walter O'Neal, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 12:26 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee Tech | Lester Jennings blocks the short jumper by David Story | 63-58 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee Tech | David Story tips it in | 63-60 |
| 12:03 | Murray State | Corey Sepe buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Holmes | 66-60 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 11:57 | Murray State | Christian Helland gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Sepe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christian Helland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lester Jennings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Reece (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Wagnon (fresh) C - David Story (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Don Reece can't connect on a shot from the right side | 66-60 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to David Story | 66-60 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Christian Helland - foul #2 on Christian Helland, team foul #4 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), Frank Williams (C) Russell Holmes, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Everett Totten (PF) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Kenneth Wagnon | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 11:33 | Murray State | Corey Sepe snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 11:13 | Murray State | Frank Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG) Dennis Mahan | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach is fouled on the floor by Walter O'Neal - foul #4 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 10:43 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-61 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Lester Jennings - foul #4 on Lester Jennings, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SF), Frank Williams (C) Lester Jennings, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Jean James (C) Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson, David Story | |
| 10:08 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the 3rd free throw | 66-63 |
| 09:59 | Murray State | Everett Totten is called for the reach on Corey Sepe - foul #3 on Everett Totten, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair (C) Everett Totten | |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Walter O'Neal and he's fouled by Jean James - foul #2 on Jean James, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the free throw | 69-63 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee Tech | Corey Sepe takes the ball from Jean James | 69-63 |
| 09:22 | Murray State | Christian Helland can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-63 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | Don Reece tips it back up and in | 71-63 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee Tech | Walter O'Neal steals it from Scott Ashworth | 71-63 |
| 08:56 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal steps out of bounds on the sideline | 71-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Frank Williams (C) Walter O'Neal, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (PG), David Story (C) Leroy Keach, Stanley Adair | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Story | 71-66 |
| 08:31 | Murray State | Corey Sepe misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-66 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee Tech | David Story snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), Don Reece (C) Russell Holmes, Christian Helland | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Everett Totten (PF) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Jean James | |
| 08:25 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 08:16 | Murray State | John Nguyen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter O'Neal | 74-68 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-68 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Tech | David Story gets the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-68 |
| 07:40 | Murray State | Don Reece pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Corey Sepe (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Reece (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Louis Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Story (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Murray State | Corey Sepe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten double dribbles | 74-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Christian Helland (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Walter O'Neal, Corey Sepe, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Jean James (C) Dennis Mahan, Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson, David Story | |
| 06:58 | Murray State | Raymond Eckles picks off the pass by Don Reece | 74-68 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses the easy layup | 74-68 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Lester Jennings snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | Christian Helland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 74-68 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee Tech | Lester Jennings blocks the jumper by Scott Ashworth | 74-68 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James tips it back up and in | 74-70 |
| 05:50 | Murray State | Don Reece clanks a jumper in the paint | 74-70 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | Christian Helland grabs the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), Corey Sepe (SG), Frank Williams (C) Russell Holmes, John Nguyen, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), David Story (C) Leroy Keach, Everett Totten | |
| 05:37 | Murray State | David Story picks off the pass by Christian Helland | 74-70 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 05:29 | Murray State | Frank Williams snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 05:07 | Murray State | Lester Jennings hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 74-70 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee Tech | David Story grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James drills a floater in the lane | 74-72 |
| 04:40 | Murray State | Corey Sepe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-72 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christian Helland - foul #3 on Christian Helland, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SF), Don Reece (C) Christian Helland, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 04:33 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:23 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee Tech | Walter O'Neal is called for the reach on Dennis Mahan - foul #5 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Christian Helland (SF) Walter O'Neal, John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Everett Totten (PF) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Jean James | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:08 | Murray State | Lester Jennings's fadeaway is rejected by Everett Totten | 74-76 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee Tech | David Story gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Russell Holmes - foul #3 on Russell Holmes, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:02 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 03:56 | Murray State | Don Reece can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 74-76 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Keach and he's hacked by Christian Helland - foul #4 on Christian Helland, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG) Dennis Mahan | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the free throw | 74-79 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Don Reece hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-79 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Sepe (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christian Helland (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lester Jennings (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Don Reece (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Louis Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Story (fresh) 6 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Ludlow | 76-82 |
| 03:22 | Murray State | Don Reece slams it home on a nice dish by Russell Holmes and the foul's on David Story - foul #3 on David Story, team foul #6 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SF) Christian Helland | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF) Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson | |
| 03:22 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee Tech | David Story comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 79-82 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth grabs the offensive board | 79-82 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-82 |
| 02:48 | Murray State | John Nguyen gets the rebound | 79-82 |
| 02:41 | Murray State | Corey Sepe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christian Helland (SF), Frank Williams (C) John Nguyen, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Jean James (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Leroy Keach, Everett Totten, David Story | |
| 02:38 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG) Corey Sepe | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Story (C) Stanley Adair | |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth is fouled on the floor by John Nguyen - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #12 | 79-82 |
| Subs | Murray State | Corey Sepe (SG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten (PF) Jean James | |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 02:17 | Murray State | Corey Sepe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-83 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses short on a shot from the right wing | 81-83 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee Tech | David Story tips it home | 81-85 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Everett Totten is called for the reach on Lester Jennings - foul #4 on Everett Totten, team foul #7 | 81-85 |
| Subs | Murray State | Don Reece (C) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Lester Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses short on an open shot from close range | 83-85 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | David Story can't tip it in | 83-85 |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Corey Sepe grabs the defensive rebound | 83-85 |
| 01:24 | Murray State | Christian Helland misses badly on a floater near the basket | 83-85 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the offensive rebound | 83-85 |
| 01:11 | Murray State | Christian Helland is hacked by Raymond Eckles - foul #2 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #8 | 83-85 |
| 01:11 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 01:11 | Murray State | Christian Helland makes the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles comes up short on the runner in the lane | 85-85 |
| 00:45 | Murray State | Russell Holmes snags the defensive board | 85-85 |
| 00:30 | Murray State | Don Reece can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 85-85 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth gets the rebound | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is hacked by Lester Jennings - foul #5 on Lester Jennings, team foul #13 | 85-85 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Williams (PF) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the 1st free throw | 85-85 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten makes the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Corey Sepe is hacked by Raymond Eckles - foul #3 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #9 | 85-86 |
| 00:14 | Murray State | Corey Sepe misses the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Everett Totten | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is hacked by Russell Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Holmes, team foul #14 | 85-86 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Frank Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 85-86 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Don Reece makes the turnaround from the baseline | 87-86 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-86 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 87-86 |