| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Clark Krueger (fresh) SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) PF - George Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler clanks a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Murray State | Christopher Doran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Fudge - foul #1 on Raymond Fudge, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones loses the dribble to Donald Anderson | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jess Sherwood | 5-0 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by George Jones is denied by Wallace Herring | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | Murray State | Christopher Doran grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Donald Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Murray State | Wallace Herring hits the follow up shot | 7-0 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Anderson is called for the reach on Allen Osborne - foul #1 on Donald Anderson, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Wallace Herring - foul #1 on Wallace Herring, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 17:57 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-1 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge gets the rebound | 7-1 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Veney (SF) Allen Osborne | |
| 17:09 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Murray State | Christopher Doran hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clark Krueger | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Wallace Herring hits the finger roll set up by Carl Tuttle | 9-7 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-10 |
| 16:05 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Howard Mansell (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (PG), Jeffrey Rieger (SG), Allen Osborne (SF), Scott Daley (C) James Wheeler, Clark Krueger, George Jones, Raymond Fudge | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) SG - Howard Mansell (fresh) SF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) PF - James Minton (fresh) C - William Luton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Marion Schindler (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Rieger (fresh) SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) PF - James Veney (fresh) C - Scott Daley (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Minton | 13-10 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger is hacked by Timothy Parker - foul #1 on Timothy Parker, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger is hacked by Howard Mansell - foul #1 on Howard Mansell, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG) Howard Mansell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | George Jones (PF) James Veney | |
| 14:30 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Luton | 13-10 |
| 14:08 | Murray State | Timothy Parker hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Luton | 15-10 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 15-10 |
| 13:45 | Murray State | William Luton gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:40 | Murray State | Donald Anderson hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 13:15 | Murray State | George Jones steals it from Donald Anderson | 17-13 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Hans Zuvich, James Minton, William Luton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Clark Krueger (SG), James Veney (SF), Raymond Fudge (C) Marion Schindler, Jeffrey Rieger, Allen Osborne, Scott Daley | |
| 12:57 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 12:31 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Christopher Doran | 19-13 |
| 12:24 | Murray State | James Veney swats the layup by Carl Tuttle | 19-13 |
| 12:23 | Murray State | Wallace Herring tips it in | 21-13 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee Tech | Wallace Herring steals the ball from James Veney | 21-13 |
| 11:54 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the jumper from the left side | 21-13 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Fudge double dribbles | 21-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG) Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne (SF) George Jones | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Clark Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) PF - James Veney (fresh) C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Wheeler - foul #1 on James Wheeler, team foul #2 | 21-13 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Clark Krueger | 23-15 |
| 11:15 | Murray State | Wallace Herring hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Parker and he's fouled by Clark Krueger - foul #1 on Clark Krueger, team foul #3 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Luton (C) Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (PG), Scott Daley (C) James Wheeler, Raymond Fudge | |
| 11:15 | Murray State | Wallace Herring misses the free throw | 25-15 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger loses the dribble to Timothy Parker | 25-15 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Christopher Doran travels with the ball | 25-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | George Jones (PF) James Veney | |
| 10:38 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Doran - foul #1 on Christopher Doran, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 10:38 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 10:38 | Murray State | William Luton pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 10:30 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 10:28 | Murray State | Howard Mansell gets the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | The short jumper by William Luton is denied by Scott Daley | 25-16 |
| 10:12 | Murray State | William Luton hits the follow up shot | 27-16 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Allen Osborne | 27-18 |
| 09:31 | Murray State | Wallace Herring misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 27-18 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Clark Krueger | 27-21 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | Christopher Doran scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Parker | 30-21 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger misses the jump hook from the right block | 30-21 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley gets the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 08:20 | Murray State | William Luton gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 08:04 | Murray State | Wallace Herring is denied on a layup by George Jones | 30-21 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee Tech | Howard Mansell steps in front of the Allen Osborne pass | 30-21 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | Howard Mansell dunks the ball | 32-21 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee Tech | Howard Mansell is called for the reach on Clark Krueger - foul #2 on Howard Mansell, team foul #6 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, William Luton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Jeffrey Rieger (SG), Norbert Edwards (SF), James Veney (PF), Raymond Fudge (C) Marion Schindler, Clark Krueger, Allen Osborne, George Jones, Scott Daley | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Minton (fresh) C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Rieger (fresh) SF - Norbert Edwards (fresh) PF - James Veney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Fudge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 07:11 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Rieger | 32-23 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger banks in the layup | 32-25 |
| 06:55 | Murray State | Donald Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 35-25 |
| 06:26 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 06:04 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to James Wheeler | 35-25 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee Tech | James Minton steals the ball from James Wheeler | 35-25 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich can't finish the layup but the foul's on Norbert Edwards - foul #1 on Norbert Edwards, team foul #4 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | George Jones (PF) Jeffrey Rieger | |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-25 |
| 05:27 | Murray State | James Minton snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 05:10 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to James Wheeler | 37-25 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Tech | Hans Zuvich steals the ball from Raymond Fudge | 37-25 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Donald Anderson is hacked by James Veney - foul #1 on James Veney, team foul #5 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Scot Wolf (SG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich, James Minton, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), Clark Krueger (SG), Marion Schindler (SF), Ray Gurley (C) James Wheeler, James Veney, Norbert Edwards, Raymond Fudge | |
| 04:45 | Murray State | William Luton misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Parker - foul #2 on Timothy Parker, team foul #7 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG) Timothy Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 04:36 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Donald Anderson buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Scot Wolf | 39-26 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones double dribbles | 39-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne (SF), Scott Daley (C) Jeffrey Rieger, Ray Gurley | |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Donald Anderson is fouled on the floor by Marion Schindler - foul #1 on Marion Schindler, team foul #6 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Howard Mansell (SG) Donald Anderson, Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 03:34 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Mansell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Marion Schindler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clark Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Daley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Daley makes the driving attempt near the basket | 39-28 |
| 03:09 | Murray State | Wallace Herring double dribbles | 39-28 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Jess Sherwood (C) Howard Mansell, William Luton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Raymond Fudge (C) Marion Schindler, Scott Daley | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Clark Krueger | 39-30 |
| 02:31 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Wallace Herring gets the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clark Krueger - foul #2 on Clark Krueger, team foul #7 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Hans Zuvich (PF) Timothy Parker, Wallace Herring | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Veney (SF), Scott Daley (PF) Allen Osborne, George Jones | |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 02:11 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Fudge | 40-30 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Daley and he's fouled by Carl Tuttle - foul #1 on Carl Tuttle, team foul #8 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Minton (PF), William Luton (C) Christopher Doran, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 01:45 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:24 | Murray State | Donald Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-33 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Hans Zuvich - foul #1 on Hans Zuvich, team foul #9 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), Wallace Herring (PF) Carl Tuttle, James Minton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (SF), George Jones (PF), Ray Gurley (C) Clark Krueger, Scott Daley, Raymond Fudge | |
| 01:04 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:04 | Murray State | Wallace Herring gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 00:51 | Murray State | Wallace Herring buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Hans Zuvich | 42-33 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Anderson is called for the reach on James Veney - foul #2 on Donald Anderson, team foul #10 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Doran (SF), Jess Sherwood (C) Hans Zuvich, William Luton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne (SF) James Wheeler | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 00:03 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Donald Anderson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |